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
The Scottish Government announced on 26 August that it has awarded engineering company Orbital Marine Power £3.4mn in funding for its floating tidal turbine. The funding will be used to deliver the next generation O2 2MW Floating Tidal Energy Turbine, … Continued
A group of business leaders and influencers in Scotland called The Climate Emergency Response Group has issued a 12-point plan of the actions that the Scottish Government should implement to counteract the impact of climate change. Published on 26 August, … Continued
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened the Stirling District Heat Network project on 7 August, which will see renewables technology harness energy from wastewater. The announcement, which was made as the Cabinet visited Stirling, is part of a new package … Continued
Point and Sandwick Trust, in collaboration with a number of industry partners, has published a feasibility study to assess the feasibility of using hydrogen produced from local wind farms to power ferry services operating in the Western Isles and West … Continued
The UK Government published a consultation on 11 July announcing plans to spread the costs of powering Shetland across Great Britain from April 2020. The isolated nature of Shetland’s electricity system means it costs £18mn more a year to keep … Continued
Scotland’s wind turbines, which produced enough electricity to power almost double the number of homes in Scotland between January and June 2019, could also supply electricity to the whole of the north of England, WWF announced on 15 July. Scottish … Continued
Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands Paul Wheelhouse answered a question from the Scottish Green Party’s Ross Greer on 5 July on whether the proportion of energy generated in Scotland from liquefied natural gas (LNG) is compatible with a … Continued
Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) published its RIIO-T2 Business Plan on 1 July, outlining the ‘critical role’ that its transmission system in central and southern Scotland will play in achieving the Government’s net zero carbon targets. The plan sets out … Continued
SSEN Transmission published its draft Network for Net Zero proposal on 27 June, urging the government to invest £2.2bn in Scotland’s transmission networks to allow it to meet net zero requirements. The plan aims to: transport renewable electricity that powers … Continued
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