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Scottish Wind Power Enjoys Record-Breaking Start to 2018
Onshore wind turbines in Scotland are set for another bumper year of generation, with figures for the first three months of 2018 revealing a 44 per cent uptick in wind power output...
Scottish Islanders Secure £1.3m for Community Renewables System
Residents of the Isle of Canna off the west coast of Scotland have secured £1.3m to largely ditch their diesel power generators in favour of a new community-owned renewable electricity system based...
SmartestEnergy Inks PPA Agreement to Kickstart Construction on 10MW Wind Farm
Work has started on a new Scottish wind farm after energy firm SmartestEnergy agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Whirlwind Renewables to buy the power from the project.
Under a 15-year deal...
The World’s First Floating Wind Farm has Already Exceeded Expectations
Hywind is the first commercial floating wind farm, located more than 15 miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the North Sea. Built by Norwegian conglomerate Statoil, the six turbines came...
University Of Edinburgh Will Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels Within 3 Years
The University of Edinburgh in Scotland has announced that it will completely divest from all investments in fossil fuels within three years in a move that goes a long way toward achieving...
Springfield Properties Promises EV Charging as Standard for New Homes
Scottish housebuilder Springfield Homes has become one of the first firms in the UK to promise to include electric vehicle (EV) charging points in all its new developments.
Springfield announced late last week...
Scotland Moves to Ban Plastic Cotton Buds
The Scottish government has today revealed new plans to become the first UK country to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic cotton buds, one of the most common pieces of litter...
Voith Completes Upgrade at Scottish Hydro Plant
The Mucomir small hydropower plant in Scotland is now back on the grid, following the modernization of equipment at the plant, technology group Voith has announced.
Operated by SSE, the upgraded project was...
Scotland promises 50 per cent clean energy by 2030 under first ever Energy Strategy
The Scottish government has unveiled sweeping new plans to scale up the use of renewable fuel in electricity, transport and heat across the country, under its first ever Energy Strategy.
The Strategy, released...
EV Charge Point Use in Scotland Surges 43 Per Cent in One Year
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has surged by nearly half in the space of a year, putting the UK region "on the cusp of a motoring revolution", according...
Statoil Chooses Younicos To Supply Battery Storage For Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Project
Statoil, the energy company backed by the Norwegian government, is the majority partner in the Hywind Scotland offshore floating wind farm that began operations in the past few weeks — the first...
November Another Strong Month For Scottish Renewables
Wind energy in Scotland provided more than three-quarters of the country’s entire electricity demand in November, according to new figures published by WeatherEnergy and highlighted by WWF Scotland.
According to WeatherEnergy, wind energy...
November Winds Provided Three Quarters of Scotland’s Power Needs, Data Shows
Strong November winds helped generate more than three quarters of Scotland's electricity needs for the month, once again demonstrating the "success story" of the renewables sector north of the border.
Data released today...
Green Light for New Scottish Oshore Wind Farms
Dumfries and Galloway council last week approved more than 65MW of new onshore wind projects.
The council gave the green light to the 12-turbine, 40.8MW Windy Rig farm, which developers Element Power claim...
Statoil Launches “World’s First” Floating Wind Energy Project, Hywind Scotland — Where Will It Lead?
The Norwegian oil firm Statoil confirmed years ago its final investment decision to develop what is now the “world’s first” floating wind energy project — the Hywind wind farm pilot park offshore...
Scottish Supreme Court Gives Final Go-Ahead For 450 Megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm
A long-running legal battle between Mainstream Renewable Power and RSPB Scotland over the fate of the 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has finally come to a close, with Scotland’s...
