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ScottishPower's Dersalloch wind farm. Image: ScottishPower.

June 3, 2021

Green energy sector supports 23,000 Scottish jobs

Scotland’s green energy sector currently supports 22,660 jobs, according to new research that also found that renewables provide 97% of its electricity consumption.

Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.

May 24, 2021

Unsustainable transmission charges could jeopardise British infrastructure investment warns report

Green energy infrastructure investment is being jeopardised by British regulations that favour EU electricity imports.

May 10, 2021

SSEN gathers support for TNUoS reforms call

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has released new analysis showing 93% of its engaged stakeholders support reform of the current transmission charging regime.

March 26, 2021

Renewables meet 97.4% of Scotland's electricity consumption in 2020

Scotland has fallen just short of its goal of 100% of its electricity consumption being from renewables in 2020, reaching 97.4% in the year.

March 16, 2021

Scottish Renewables names new chair, celebrates country's 'renewable powerhouse' potential

Scottish Renewables has appointed Adam Morrison as its new chair, replacing the outgoing Rob Forrest, who has chaired the organisation since 2018.

November 23, 2020

Net zero at heart of £2bn Scottish National Investment Bank

The Scottish National Investment Bank has been launched with net zero as a key area of investment.

November 3, 2020

Government to 'pave the way' for a UK Gigafactory as it hands funding boost to Scottish battery facility

Government funding given to support Scottish battery manufacturing in a bid to “pave the way” for a UK Gigafactory.

October 26, 2020

Project PACE set to save taxpayers £2.6m says SPEN

SP Energy Networks’ (SPEN) electric vehicle (EV) partnership with the Scottish government is set to save taxpayers £2.6 million.

October 20, 2020

Almost 550GWh of curtailed Scottish wind could go towards domestic heating

Up to 540GWh of energy generated by wind could be used by domestic heating across off-gas grid Scotland in 2030.

ScottishPower's Wether Hill wind farm. Image: Bob Peace.

October 7, 2020

CCC urges Scotland to take 'decisive action' by becoming first UK nation to unveil net zero plan

The Scottish government is being urged to set out a net zero compliant plan before the end of the year - becoming the first UK nation to do so.

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