Renewables

Scotland has 'vast' renewable energy resources

Improvements to grid to better connect England to Scotland's 'vast' energy resources
IMPROVEMENTS to energy connections between Scotland and England will be made to ensure the “vast” renewable resources north of the Border reach areas of high demand, the regulator Ofgem has said.

Could Scotland's tidal sea lochs hold the key to generating an immense amount of renewable energy?

Letters Oil and gas firms should lead the just transition, not just pay lip service

The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

Letters The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

Cruachan hydro electric power station in Argyll

Letters UK energy policy is inefficient, unsuitable, destructive and unfair

Offshore it is very windy, and in times of calm, sunny weather solar power will be in production

Letters Energy-rich Scotland does not need new nuclear power plants

Energy Secretary Michael Matheson sets out the plans

New Scottish fund pumps £5m into carbon capture amid UK failings

At less than one tenth of the output of Hinkley Point C, it goes without saying that small modular reactors are more affordable, but are they good value?

Letters Nuclear industry is giving high-risk small modular reactors the hard sell

SNP MSP survey finds North Sea workers need more support for renewables switch

SNP MSP survey finds North Sea workers need more support for renewables switch

Gas prices affect the costs of renewable energy

Letters Can anyone decipher this explanation for electricity standing charge hike?

Solar Energy Scotland said ministers should remove barriers to new solar developments

Scottish renewable industry leaders in call for 'solar boom'

Forget big city lights: Scots islanders are paying less for their energy

EXCLUSIVE Forget big city lights: Scots islanders are paying less for their energy

It's worth reviewing the safety record of the Dounreay nuclear power plant

Letters Nuclear power is not worth the risk as we make the switch to green energy

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has written an open letter to Scottish businesses and business organisations encouraging them to review links and connections to Russia

exclusive Scottish Government confirms ScotWind will not 'be used to power Putin’s war'

Hinkley C nuclear power station is a decade late, wildly overbudget and won’t come into service till 2027

comment Lesley Riddoch: Ignore Westminster. Here's why nuclear won't work for Scotland

Transition to renewables answer to dependence on Russian fossil fuels, says FM

Renewable energy will end dependence on Russian oil and gas, Nicola Sturgeon says

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the launch of National Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen

Nicola Sturgeon praises launch of 'world-first' floating windfarm centre

Todd said she would not support the idea of a small modular reactor (SMR) being developed in her Caithness constituency

Tory councillor accuses SNP minister Maree Todd of 'peddling misinformation'

Offshore workers told of their anxieties to Friends of the Earth Scotland

‘We need an intervention’ – MPs urged to back ‘Just Transition’ offshore training scheme

The number of low carbon and renewable energy jobs in Scotland fell by 900 in 2020

Number of green jobs in Scotland falls again, ONS figures reveal

Renewables offer second shot at energy fund, says McCrone report author

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Renewables offer second shot at energy fund, says McCrone report author

Already high energy bills are set to rise by more than 50% for millions across the UK

EXCLUSIVE Here's what Scotland can do to avoid a future cost of living crisis

Wind energy could see its capacity increase by 231% in the next eight years

Updated Scottish renewable energy industry could triple in size by 2030, report reveals

Experts defend ScotWind auction from 'selling Scotland short' accusations

EXCLUSIVE Experts defend ScotWind auction from 'selling Scotland short' accusations

The solar farm will allow Glasgow Airport the capability to generate enough power for the airport campus and neighbouring businesses

Scottish Airport reveals plan to install record-breaking solar farm

Amp Energy is planning to build a battery energy storage system in Kincardine

EXCLUSIVE Flagship Scottish storage projects will be biggest of type in Europe

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the ScotWind auction as a 'truly historic' opportunity for the country, but it has sparked considerable debate

Letters ScotWind opposition just fuels the ‘too poor’ anti-indy argument

Wake up, Scotland, and smell the money!

Letters We need independence to maximise the benefits from wind power bonanza

Seventeen wind energy projects were granted licences by the Scottish Crown Estates

COMMENT How Scotland could have gained so much more from ScotWind auctions

As Scotland's seabed is sold off, is there a danger of history repeating?

Letters As Scotland's seabed is sold off, is there a danger of history repeating?

So many of those who look at initial cost of switching to renewables do not address the long-term cost of high energy bills

Letters Think of the long-term savings after green fuel switch

FMQs row as Sarwar accuses SNP of ignoring human rights for ScotWind firms

WATCH: Anas Sarwar and Nicola Sturgeon clash over ScotWind firms

Nicola Sturgeon's government announced the major ScotWind project this week

COMMENT Why Scotland must now launch a Wind Energy Tax

Dr Emma Whettall, the first Bryden Centre student to achieve a PhD, identified more than 30 sites along Scotland's west coast where small-scale tidal energy devices could be considered

Scotland's potential for renewable energy 'may be greater than previously thought'

Scotland's prize assets have been sold down the river – once again

COMMENT Scotland's prize assets have been sold down the river – once again

Green heating targets are storing up very big bills for homeowners

Letters Green heating target is storing up very big bills for homeowners

We're making a mistake with ScotWind – this is what we should do instead

ANALYSIS We're making a mistake with ScotWind – this is what we should do instead

Scotland can become a world leader in floating wind farms, energy boss says

Scotland can become a world leader in floating wind farms, energy boss says

Interactive map: Where the 17 ScotWind projects will be based

INTERACTIVE MAP Interactive map: Where the 17 ScotWind projects will be based

'Transformational' ScotWind renewables sale 'could bring oil-style boom' according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise

'Transformational' ScotWind renewables sale 'could bring oil-style' boom

Scotland's single largest renewable energy source is the Moray East project in the outer Moray Firth

Big day for renewables as results of auction for wind farm plots revealed

Blaming a lack of wind could hamper investment in the industry

Blaming a lack of wind could hamper investment in the industry

Norway managed its oil and gas efficiency, and built up a vast pension fund in the process

Letters Scotland must follow the green lead of our European neighbours

Anti-fracking groups demonstrated outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh leading up to the 2017 moratorium

Letters Fracking is not the answer - Scotland rejected it for very good reasons

The panel absorb UV radiation, meaning they still work in the shade

Letters It’s not true that solar panels are worthless in the shade

Scottish Labour politician Thomas Johnston (1882 - 1965), the Secretary of State for Scotland, 13th March 1943. He is discussing his Hydro-electrification Bill, which proposes the use of Scotland's large water supply to provide electric power

COMMENT A renewable energy corporation could bring inspiration for the future

Tories conducting 'Scottish Renewables Robbery' as green ambitions hampered by charges

Tories conducting 'Scottish Renewables Robbery' as green ambitions hampered by charges

Scotland is now producing 20% of all UK renewable energy, but pensioners are struggling to pay their bills

Letters Scrap the green subsidies and start fracking for gas under the Central Belt

Between wind, solar, hydro and other technologies, the country generated 32,031.2 gigawatt hours of power

Scotland made almost a quarter of all the UK's renewable energy in 2020

National Grid has released figures showing how many tonnes of carbon could be saved

Half of Scots name climate action as New Year's resolution

The Scottish charges are by far the highest in Europe despite Scotland having perfect conditions to generate renewable energy

Scots 'unfairly penalised' by Westminster's transmission charges

Scotland has huge potential... but independence is needed to seize on it fully

ONE-MILLION SPECIAL Westminster is blocking Scotland's progress on renewable energy

Lorna Slater MSP is the co-leader of the Scottish Green Party but was previously an engineer

ONE-MILLION SPECIAL Lorna Slater: Scotland can lead the world to net zero

Stop Cambo activist says UK 'missing in action' in transition from fossil fuels

INTERVIEW INTERVIEW: Stop Cambo architect Tessa Khan on oil's 'chaotic collapse'

Shell has pulled out of plans for the Cambo oil field

COMMENT Mike Small: Even as Cambo teeters, Scotland needs a ‘just transition’ plan