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- Gannets, puffins, kittiwakes: birds at risk in Scottish windfarm surge Sun, 21 May 17, 9:02amAfter a long legal battle, 335 turbines will now be built in Scottish watersIn the waters of the North Sea a few miles off Scotland’s east coast, a nine-year battle has been raging that threatens a fragile and unique environmental...
- The Observer view on Scotland’s windfarm dilemma | Observer editorial Sun, 21 May 17, 9:04amThe government must find a way to proceed with green energy projects while maintaining responsibility for its environmentFor anyone who has concerns about our environment and about humanity’s future in a rapidly heating...
- Scotland's latest wind farm will help fund 500 new affordable homes Fri, 21 Apr 17, 12:38amScotland's Berwickshire Housing Association wants to capture the wind to boost their mission. By launching a new wind farm in the Scottish Borders, and selling the power to the National Grid, the charitable organization hopes...
- Scottish islands hold out for government U-turn on windfarm subsidies Fri, 14 Apr 17, 2:52amHopes that ministers will make special case for Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland after visit by business secretary
- North Sea oil is in its death throes. But the industry has one last grand act left | Ian Jack Sat, 8 Apr 17, 4:00pmHundreds of oil rigs will be decommissioned over the coming years, at enormous cost to taxpayers. Why not use British workers and expertise to do it?To witness the beginning or end of a great industry or a way of living isn’t...
- Tiny Scottish island powers itself with community-owned off-grid energy system Fri, 31 Mar 17, 11:26pmWhen you think of the future of electricity in the world, you probably don't envision a small island off the coast of Scotland leading the way. But the 12-square-mile Scottish island of Eigg has become a shining example of...
- Self-built Tinhouse is a contemporary take on Isle of Skye vernacular design Tue, 26 Jul 16, 3:00pmSet on the northwestern tip of the Isle of Skye, the 70-square-meter Tinhouse overlooks beautiful views of The Minch strait. The holiday home is both modern and rustic with its gabled form and corrugated aluminum skin. The...
- Scotland reaches gutsy emissions reduction goal six years early Wed, 15 Jun 16, 2:15amScotland has made great strides towards meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Their goal was to reduce emissions by 42 percent by 2020. This week, the Scottish government announced in a press release...
- LAGI Glasgow showcases new energy art designs along Scotland's canal banks Fri, 10 Jun 16, 4:00amThe LAGI Glasgow exhibition demonstrates three distinct and unique designs that employ renewable energy generation without sacrificing eye appeal. Each more fantastic than the one before, the installations pay homage to the...
- Scottish parliament votes narrowly in favour of ban on fracking Thu, 2 Jun 16, 3:23amVote does not create binding policy but is significant defeat for SNP so soon into new parliamentary term
- The world's largest floating wind farm will be operational next year Sat, 21 May 16, 8:10amNorwegian company Statoil is building the world's largest offshore floating wind farm near Scotland - and it's set to start producing energy as early as 2017...
- World's largest floating windfarm to be built off Scottish coast Mon, 16 May 16, 9:29pmStatoil granted seabed lease to develop floating windfarm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead that is expected to be operational by the end of 2017
- Subsidy U-turn clouds future of major Scottish windfarm Fri, 13 May 16, 2:13amDevelopers of an offshore windfarm planned in the Forth estuary have taken legal action after vital subsidies were withdrawn
- 57% of Scotland’s energy came from renewables in 2015 Wed, 6 Apr 16, 12:30amA new report published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change shows that 57.7% of Scotland's electric consumption came from renewable sources in 2015, exceeding the country's 50% target for the year. This milestone...
- Longannet power station closes ending coal power use in Scotland Thu, 24 Mar 16, 11:01amThe biggest plant of its kind in Britain has been generating electricity for 46 years, with closure marking ‘end of an era’ for coal power in Scotland