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- World's most powerful wind turbine installed off the coast of Scotland Wed, 11 Apr 18, 3:32amThe world's most powerful wind turbine was just installed off the coast of Scotland. Developer Vattenfall announced this week it completed the installation of 11 turbines in Aberdeen Bay - two of which were upgraded with...
- Abandoned collieries could hold key to heating UK homes Sun, 8 Apr 18, 9:04amGeologists aim to tap reservoir in tunnels under GlasgowScientists are finalising plans to exploit the vast reservoir of warm water that fills a labyrinth of disused mines and porous rock layers underneath Glasgow...
- Footprints from world's largest dinosaur discovered in Scotland Wed, 4 Apr 18, 2:52amDozens of footprints from ancient sauropods, a kind of creature that scientists believe may have been the largest dinosaur ever, have been discovered in Scotland...
- Chances for progress towards a nuclear-free world | Letters Mon, 2 Apr 18, 3:17amBruce Kent of CND and Linda Rogers respond to Owen Jones’ article on Jeremy Corbyn and the UK’s nuclear weapons. Plus letters from Mike Clancy of Prospect, Frank Jackson and David LowryCan Owen Jones (Corbyn has to lead...
- This prefab cabin is designed to take you off grid in the Scottish Highlands Fri, 30 Mar 18, 8:30pmA new piece of prefab architecture will soon bring artists, researchers, and travelers closer to the spectacular Scottish Highlands. Artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod designed the Artist Bothy, a multipurpose...
- Scottish engineering yards set to close once windfarm work ends Tue, 13 Feb 18, 10:50amShutdown of BiFab operations in two locations would mean loss of hundreds of jobs
- Crofters on Lewis fight EDF and Wood Group's windfarm proposal Mon, 5 Feb 18, 1:09amEnergy giants hope Scottish court will permit development of 36 turbines on moorland
- You can buy this private Scottish island starting at 250,000 Thu, 1 Feb 18, 1:01amIn the market for a private island? One off the coast of Shetland is on sale through Vladi Private Islands starting at £250,000 - and it hasn't had any human inhabitants since 1934...
- Scotland to ban manufacture and sale of plastic cotton swabs Fri, 12 Jan 18, 2:28amScotland could be the first country in the United Kingdom to ban plastic-stemmed cotton swabs. Both the manufacture and sale of the polluting items - hundreds were found during a recent Gullane beach clean-up - would be banned....
- Fracking firm gets green light to test for oil at Balcombe … again Wed, 10 Jan 18, 1:58amApproval by West Sussex council comes as another shale company plans a legal challenge against Scotland’s fracking ban
- UK's first polar bear cub in 25 years born in Scotland Thu, 4 Jan 18, 6:25am25 years have passed since a polar bear was born in Britain - but the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) just announced some exciting news. The United Kingdom's only female polar bear Victoria recently gave birth...
- Cities in Scotland to start universal basic income trials Thu, 28 Dec 17, 2:22amSelect residents of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, and North Ayrshire will soon begin receiving unconditional monthly payments as part of a Scottish universal basic income experiment...
- Futuristic solar home hidden inside 18th-century stone ruins Fri, 20 Oct 17, 9:13pmThe stone ruins of an 18th-century Scottish farmhouse have been brought back to life as the envelope for a surprisingly modern solar-powered home. Nathanael Dorent Architecture and Lily Jencks Studio crafted Ruin Studio with...
- The world's first floating wind farm just switched online Thu, 19 Oct 17, 12:16amFive massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil, a Norwegian power company, has been working on the 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland project for several years, and...
- First floating wind farm in the world begins generating power Thu, 19 Oct 17, 12:16amFive massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil, a Norwegian power company, has been working on the 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland project for several years, and...