COP26 offers chance to ‘reset the benchmark’
The long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference will be a chance to “reset the benchmark” ahead of the worldwide push for net zero, according to one of the leading figures behind the event.
The long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference will be a chance to “reset the benchmark” ahead of the worldwide push for net zero, according to one of the leading figures behind the event.
Leading figures in onshore wind have voiced concerns that a lack of resources for local authorities could create a “barrier” to renewable projects.
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) has today published its plan for a Green Recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
SSE has argued for the deferment of a £500 million industry bill caused by a lack of energy demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
There is no “utopian answer” to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero goal as the solution will require a “whole host of technologies”, the boss of a utility giant has claimed.
Scottish Power's chief executive is hoping to attract customers by being straightforward about its green credentials, as 317,000 households left the supplier for rivals last year.
A new clean energy electricity tariff from ScottishPower can "speed up the drive" to net zero, according to the firm's chief executive.
ScottishPower will spend up to £2 billion in the UK in 2019, the company’s biggest ever investment in the country in a single year.
The owner of Scottish Gas suffered a near-£1 billion plunge in value yesterday despite it more than quadrupling profits during 2018.
Consumers are increasingly switching to small and medium sized energy providers and shunning the "Big Six", according to new figures.
Utility giant ScottishPower has announced a new agreement with UK car dealership Arnold Clark to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) "simpler".
ScottishPower bosses have confirmed that they are "definitely going for" and are "actively engaged" in the offshore wind market north of the border.
ScottishPower’s parent firm, Iberdrola, today officially opened its huge £1.2 billion offshore windfarm off the coast of Germany.
Almost 100,000 customers left ScottishPower during the third quarter as the energy company prepares to make the switch to fully renewable power.
A number of high-profile renewable energy firms have penned a letter to the UK energy minister in a bid to free up regulation around onshore wind.
As well as confirming that the vertically integrated UK energy utility model has much in common with the dodo, the Iberdrola sale of generating assets to Drax suggests that different perceptions of merchant power value are now a key strategic differentiator between energy companies.
ScottishPower has refuted accusations alleging the firm will shortchange the Scottish supply chain following its commitment to become a fully wind generated firm.
ScottishPower has switched to 100% wind power generation after selling its gas and hydro business in a £702million deal.
A new report by energy trade body RenewableUK has warned that the UK Government's "policy of blocking" onshore wind is a threat to future investment in the sector.
The latest British Gas price hike follows similar recent rises from other suppliers affecting millions of households.
ScottishPower said today that its UK customer numbers have fallen by 100,000 since the end of last year to five million.
ScottishPower said today that it lost about 200,000 retail customers in 2017, resulting in a 50% drop in earnings for its generation and supply business.
Utility firm ScottishPower is to cut 200 jobs as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme.
A boss at ScottishPower has warned that the UK Government’s proposed energy price cap will be bad for consumers, companies and investor confidence.
Two Scottish energy suppliers lost about 330,000 customers between them as more UK households switched away from the industry’s “Big Six” to cheaper rivals.