Scottish Renewables hails “landmark moment” after publication of energy strategy
Scottish Renewable has described the publication of a draft strategy on the future of energy in Scotland as a "landmark moment".
Scottish Renewable has described the publication of a draft strategy on the future of energy in Scotland as a "landmark moment".
The Scottish Government has revealed its draft strategy for energy which sets out a vision for 2050 including up to £50million in funding for 13 projects across the country.
Environmentalists have reiterated calls for half of Scotland’s energy needs to be met by renewables by 2030 as the government prepares to publish a new draft energy strategy.
Holyrood energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has called on the UK Government to match Scotland’s commitment to renewables.
A former SNP cabinet minister has warned the party faces a tougher battle than before in attempting to win a new referendum on Scottish independence.
We could be forgiven for thinking that the transition to sustainable energy has been achieved. In 2014, renewables generated 49.9% of Scotland’s electricity output, and 59.4% in 2015. On 7 August this year, renewable power provided more electricity than Scotland needed [2] and, in the third quarter, it produced 26% of the entire UK’s needs.
Payments to help pensioners heat their homes are set to “plummet” in value in the next five years, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader has claimed.
Scotland’s economy is expected to slow over the next couple of years due to political and economic uncertainty, according to experts.
Scotland will receive a “very significant” £800 million boost to its budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.
The SNP will face renewed pressure to make a decision on fracking today when ministers publish a plethora of expert evidence on its impact.
Scottish Power Renewables is installing enough new green energy to meet the annual electricity requirements of more than 280,000 homes.
Scottish ministers have written to the UK Business Secretary amid claims indecision is putting at risk more than £1.3billion of funding for large-scale renewable energy products.
Scottish households could save £300 million this year by switching their energy supplier, according to campaigners.
Unemployment has fallen by 25,000 in three months, bringing the jobless total in Scotland to the lowest level since 2008.
Ministers have granted planning permission for a 19-turbine wind farm in the south of Scotland despite a local council claiming it would “unacceptably harm” the landscape.
A temporary compound has been built on Scotland's Moray coast as part of a massive subsea cable project.
A floating turbine has been installed on its moorings for the first time at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney.
Scotland’s wind power output increased by more than a third in September compared to the same period last year.
Scotland faces the prospect of reliance on English gas to "keep the pipes warm" because of SNP dithering on fracking, according to the Scottish Conservatives.
Nicola Sturgeon will hail the future of steel and engineering in Scotland as she formally reopens the country’s last major steelworks.
Scottish Government ministers will meet with bosses from the energy sector today to discuss the implications of Brexit.
The SNP's stance on fracking has been branded as "illogical" and "out of kilter" with its broader energy policy, according to a think-tank.
Nicola Sturgeon has said she may have to consider “controversial” measures to cut Scotland’s greenhouse gases.
Yesterday’s figures on oil and gas, for the first time in a long time, gave the sector some positive news.
A major employer in the Highlands has confirmed it is planning for redundancies amid “extremely difficult times” caused by the oil and gas downturn.