Year of highs and lows for dynamic renewables industry
It’s a cliché to say that the past year has been one of highs and lows, but in a dynamic industry like renewables it’s a statement that’s rarely wrong.
It’s a cliché to say that the past year has been one of highs and lows, but in a dynamic industry like renewables it’s a statement that’s rarely wrong.
The UK Government's cancellation of the domestic solar export tariff has been called a "sophisticated rip-off" by industry bodies, with Scottish projects "particularly hard-hit".
The Scottish marine energy sector should be "prioritised" in the Scottish Government's draft budget, according to a renewables trade body.
Scotland’s renewable energy sector needs to “increase the number of women” in its ranks, the head of an energy trade body has warned.
Energy minister Claire Perry has revealed the offshore wind sector deal is in the “final stages” of being agreed.
A Scottish renewables trade body has urged the country's government to consign coal power "to the dustbin of history" if it wants to meet climate and health targets.
The majority of rural Scots back the use of onshore wind energy, a new survey has indicated.
The "message couldn't be clearer" for government to invest in wind and solar, a renewables chief has warned in response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
This month, RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) are joining forces to bring two events to the UK’s energy capital at the AECC in Aberdeen – Floating Offshore Wind 2018, and Cables 2018.
A renewable energy trade body chief has said the sector "can be key" to the country's future, as first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a £1.5 billion increase in infrastructure spending today.
Renewable energy trade bodies have hit out at UK Government policy, as new data suggests that onshore windfarm numbers are set to plummet over the next four years.
A senior policy manager at industry trade body Scottish Renewables has warned that the UK Government decision to introduce further "crippling tariff cuts" will hit hard.
The Scottish Green Energy Awards has announced today that it is open for nominations.
Some small Scottish renewable firms were “forced into liquidation” yesterday by the UK Government’s decision to shutdown the Feed-in-Tariff scheme, according to an industry body.
The National Infrastructure Commission has said that Scottish onshore wind is being "held back" by UK planning restrictions largely defined by communities in England.
Workers from across the onshore wind supply chain gathered in Edinburgh yesterday to ask Scottish politicians to back the sector.
Scottish energy firm Natural Power has announced the investment of £540,000 is a new renewable energy command headquarters.
The 80 entrants for the 2018 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards has been narrowed down to a 36 person shortlist.
New figures on renewable energy generation have shown that Scotland hit a record year in 2017 with the country seeing 68.1% of gross electricity consumption met by renewables.
Shell is “looking at Scotland” as it considers future investment in offshore wind, a company chief said yesterday.
Scottish Renewables chief executive Claire Mack said yesterday that the "general uncertainty" caused by Brexit isn't good for the Scottish renewable energy sector, but that the industry is "by no means the worst off".
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday that a “less reckless approach to Brexit” will help prevent Scotland's wind sector from being “compromised”.
A report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that re-powering UK onshore wind sites built at the turn of the millennium could build on current capacity, yielding a net increase of 1.3GW, enough to power 800,000 homes.
Sustainable energy body, Scottish Renewables, has announced today the appointment of a new chairman and vice-chairman.
Scottish Renewables and Friends of the Earth Scotland claim that today's announcement of a new publicly-owned investment bank opens the door for effective investment in low carbon energy solutions.