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Welsh Government Invests £34m to cut carbon emissions
In line with the Scottish Goverment’s recent announcement that it was investing in a Scottish and Southern Energy and University of Strathclyde project Centre for Renewable Energy Excellence (CEERE)...
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The Beauly to Denny Power Line Issue
As we would say in Scotland, an ‘almighty rammy’ has predicatably broken out over the decision by the Scottish Government to give the go-ahead to the building of a 137 mile power line connecting...
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Isle of Eigg Scheme Wins 300k Big Green Challenge
Great news from the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Highlands – a community scheme has been awarded 300k by Lottery funding body NESTA in recognition of the work done to transform their community into a...
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Scottish Parliament Rejects Hunterston Plans
There was some rather interesting developments in the Scottish Parliament late last night with regards to energy policy. During a debate on Climate Change (the minutes of which can be read here),...
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Beauly-Denny line: latest
Interesting mention of this blog’s beloved Beauly-Denny line in the Stirling Observer’s editorial. The paper had asked the readers “should the Beauly to Denny Powerline be buried to protect...
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Scottish energy: critical mass for renewables?
Some reports in the press this week about Scotland and the renewable energy sector, with Alex Salmond saying we are at a “turning point in human history”, and predicting that sixty thousand jobs will...
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December 2010 energy
It’s now being reported that that, if we hadn’t already guessed, winter 2010-11 has so far been the coldest in a while. Some reports were saying this has been the coldest since the Big Freeze 1963....
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Scottish Hydro Arena to open in 2013…
Scottish Hydro has pulled off quite a coup today, after plans were announced for Glasgow’s newest cutting-edge events venue. Scottish Hydro managed to secure a 10 year deal where-by the venue shall be...
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SSE windfarm still going strong…
Scottish and Southern Energy’s Clyde wind farm has been generating green electricity without a hitch for over a month now, and progress is said to be steady. The site will eventually be home to 152...
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Orkney Islands are the envy of Europe
The Orkney Islands have long been defined by their weather and harsh conditions, and these days things are no different there’s still few trees or crops and the weather is still pretty dismal. However...
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