Renewables

The wind farm has been given the green light

New wind farm set to provide clean electricity to 21,000 homes
AN ONSHORE wind farm development that would provide clean electricity to meet the needs of 21,000 homes each year has been given the green light.

Figures from the National Grid have revealed that since the start of April, the UK has actually been a net exporter of electricity to Europe

Letters The National Grid is effectively holding people in UK to ransom

The Seagreen offshore windfarm project has supported up to 141 jobs at the Port of Nigg during its construction. Picture: SSE Renewables

Scotland's biggest offshore wind farm starts producing energy

Lord Frost said that wind power is 'medieval technology' and called for the next prime minister to embrace nuclear energy and fracking

Truss-backer Lord Frost in call to ditch 'medieval' renewables and embrace fracking

AMTE Power develops batteries for the electric vehicle market

Dundee picked as preferred site for battery 'megafactory', creating hundreds of jobs

Nicola Sturgeon at Whitelee wind farm. Photograph: PA

ScottishPower to hire at least 1000 new workers amid renewables boom

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two contenders to be the next prime minister, have been asked to explain their positions on 'rip-off' transmission charges

Fix 'rip-off' charges holding back Scotland's energy sector, Tory hopefuls told

Shetland will become part of the British grid system by 2023

Letters Claim Shetland will become more 'energy secure' doesn't stand up to scrutiny

The report called for a five fold investment in net zero

Scotland's just transition to net zero is hampered by the Union, report says

The price of offshore wind has hit record lows

Price of offshore wind power falls to new record low

Environmental campaigners are calling on the government to end support for hydrogen technologies

EXCLUSIVE Scottish Government urged to ditch ‘high cost, low efficiency’ hydrogen fuel

Dundee University’s anchor designs would aid the installation of floating turbines

Scottish university makes bid to revolutionise wind energy with floating turbines

The Beatrice Wind Farm is productive

LETTERS Caithness residents get little benefit from ‘the mighty Beatrice’

Ian and Mary Sinclair were ahead of the game with their wind turbine

COMMENT Ian Sinclair: Caithness can be engine powering whole of Scotland

Many Scots are engulfed in a fuel poverty crisis

COMMENT Dr Keith Baker: Highlands and Islands can help end fuel poverty for all

Alan Brown said nuclear power won't help with the current cost of living crisis

UK Government urged to ditch 'obsession' with nuclear power and focus on renewables

Scotland has 'vast' renewable energy resources

Improvements to grid to better connect England to Scotland's 'vast' energy resources

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