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- Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK blackouts Mon, 6 Jul 20, 11:14pmTrailblazing system would help to stabilise the energy grid’s electrical frequency
- Britain beyond lockdown: can UK become cleaner? Thu, 25 Jun 20, 9:31pmAs Covid-19 accelerates the shift towards renewable energy, Jonathan Watts hears how this change risks causing intergenerational injustice in Aberdeen
- Wind Energy in Scotland Mon, 22 Jun 20, 3:00pmGuest post by David Redfern, aka HotScott I was invited by Charles the Moderator to write an essay with the emphasis on Scottish wind derived electricity...
- Great Britain heads for record coal-free period during lockdown Wed, 10 Jun 20, 2:47amEngland, Scotland and Wales on brink of two-month milestone, longest period since 1880s, says National Grid
- Great Britain to go coal free for longest period since 1880s Wed, 10 Jun 20, 12:58amEngland, Scotland and Wales on brink of two-month milestone, says National Grid
- Aberdeen: teetering between its high-carbon past and a green future Mon, 30 Mar 20, 1:04amA city more reliant than most on oil and gas reserves hopes to profit from a shift to net zero
- Trees on commercial UK plantations 'not helping climate crisis' Tue, 10 Mar 20, 9:00pmExclusive: carbon from most harvested wood soon ends up back in atmosphere, says study
- Reintroducing the Eurasian Lynx to Scotland Fri, 28 Feb 20, 3:30amThe Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia, thus distinguishing it as the widest-ranging cat on our planet...
- Why should the Scottish woodlands be protected? Wed, 26 Feb 20, 4:30amAlthough Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost to logging, urban sprawl and climate change...
- Saving the Scottish Wildcat from extinction Tue, 25 Feb 20, 5:30amIn the wilds of Scotland lives the elusive Scottish wildcat, denoted scientifically as Felis silvestris grampia and colloquially as the “Highland tiger.” Considered as one of the planet’s most endangered animals, and...
- Energy firms face inquiry over £1.3bn green power cable Tue, 28 Jan 20, 10:55pmNational Grid and Scottish Power project was two years late and has suffered outages
- Scottish Power plans to build solar panels beside windfarms Thu, 5 Dec 19, 4:08amFirm ‘squeezing maximum potential’ from clean energy sources to help UK hit net zero
- Scottish Power plans major expansion of onshore windfarms Mon, 25 Nov 19, 2:58amRenewable energy giant says it expects Tories to reverse their block on onshore generation
- How UK's disused mine shafts could be used to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
- How UK's disused mine shafts plan to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries