Opportunity North East (ONE) set out its ambition to help create a world-leading Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) on 24 January to accelerate the delivery of net zero solutions in the north east of Scotland. ONE announced plans to work with … Continued
Legislation to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank was by the Scottish Parliament on 21 January. The Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to require the establishment of the Scottish National Investment Bank was introduced by the Cabinet … Continued
On 21 January, the Scottish Government issued its findings from the 2018 Scottish House Condition Survey. The report found that the level of fuel poverty had remained relatively similar on the previous year, with 25% (or 619,000) households found to … Continued
Scottish companies are expected to benefit from a new agreement aiming to increase the number of offshore wind contracts in Scotland, the Scottish Government revealed on 16 January. The agreement between the Scottish Government and Crown Estate Scotland, which was … Continued
RenewableUK and Scottish Renewables published a report called Floating Wind – The UK Industry Ambition on 31 October, indicating that the technology is necessary for the UK to meet its net zero carbon emissions target by 2050 and for Scotland … Continued
Scottish Renewables announced the launch of Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) on 29 October – an industry-public partnership that is will aim to deliver at least 8GW of offshore wind in Scottish waters by 2030. SOWEC will also aim … Continued
The Scottish government announced on 25 September that it is on the verge of introducing legislation that will commit Scotland to becoming a net zero society by 2045 – five years before the rest of the UK. The Climate Change … Continued
On 20 September BEIS announced the results of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 3. The auction results cleared at record low prices with 2023-24 delivery year prices at £39.65/MWh and 2024-25 prices at £41.61/MWh (2012 money). Overall, two advanced … Continued
Tidal turbine supplier SIMEC Atlantis announced on 9 September its ambition to build a tidal-powered data centre in the Caithness region of Scotland. The data centre, which is expected to start operating in 2024, would be powered via a private … Continued
Scotland-based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure provider Forev has selected SWARCO eVolt to provide the technology and service support to create a network of fast/rapid EV chargers throughout Scotland. Forev is a new start-up, led by CEO and founder Lindsay … Continued
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