Renewable energy

Fraser Sutherland

'While jobs in the oil and gas industry continue to disappear, jobs in renewables haven’t materialised in anything like the numbers needed to replace them'

The uncomfortable truth about who profits from Scotland’s renewable energy

Scotland’s offshore wind boom is leaving communities short-changed, argues Fraser Sutherland

Hemspan's Clive Johnson, Site Manager, Matthew Belcher, CEO, Lulie Anderson, Director of Marketing, Philip Wolfe, CFO and Jason Field, Project Manager.

Hemspan's Clive Johnson, Site Manager, Matthew Belcher, CEO, Lulie Anderson, Director of Marketing, Philip Wolfe, CFO and Jason Field, Project Manager.

Hemspan to create 100 jobs with £4m bio-based manufacturing plant in Scottish Borders

'Scotland hosts 67 per cent of the UK's onshore wind capacity despite having less than 8 per cent of the population and only a third of the land mass'

'Scotland hosts 67 per cent of the UK's onshore wind capacity despite having less than 8 per cent of the population and only a third of the land mass'

Why Britain paid Scottish wind farms £1bn to switch off their turbines

Leaders in Glasgow are not arguing that the city lacks strengths

Leaders in Glasgow are not arguing that the city lacks strengths

Renewable energy

Scotland has the assets and the ambitions, but where are the big wins?

Winds of change on switching your washing machine off during the eclipse

Winds of change on switching your washing machine off during the eclipse

Winds of change ♻️

Octopus wants me to switch my washing machine off during the eclipse. Should I?

'Now is the time to get on with it, build the wind and solar projects'

'Now is the time to get on with it, build the wind and solar projects'

Scottish onshore wind is cutting bills and creating jobs – here's the evidence

A car burned by a wildfire sits in Piedralaves, Ávila province, Spain, as the fire continues to spread

A car burned by a wildfire sits in Piedralaves, Ávila province, Spain, as the fire continues to spread

Wake up, world: we must heed the warning of this wildfire horror

Pauline Walsh with Aurora Energy Services CEO Doug Duguid

Pauline Walsh with Aurora Energy Services CEO Doug Duguid

Renewable energy company strengthens board with major industry appointment

Labour's Andy Burnham is due to become the UK's Prime Minister on Monday.

Labour's Andy Burnham is due to become the UK's Prime Minister on Monday.

Burnham to become seventh PM in a decade and take new North Sea oil and gas stance

A wave of renewable energy and infrastructure projects is driving a major recruitment push across the Highlands and Islands

A wave of renewable energy and infrastructure projects is driving a major recruitment push across the Highlands and Islands

£100 billion renewables pipeline drives construction jobs boom across Highlands

Renewable energy.

Renewable energy.

Scottish Greens call for urgent renewable energy push to lower household bills

Renewable energy company sells all of North Sea windfarm shares at a discount

The proposal put forward by London-based company would see 72 battery storage units be constructed in the area

The proposal put forward by London-based company would see 72 battery storage units be constructed in the area

Battery storage

Council urged to rethink as 12th energy scheme planned near Scottish villages

Government agency said giant offshore wind site should be protected area

Two Edinburgh companies selected for offshore wind innovation.

Two Edinburgh companies selected for offshore wind innovation.

Two Edinburgh companies selected for offshore wind innovation acceleration scheme

Hitachi Energy opens new Glasgow Engineering Centre of Excellence

Hitachi Energy opens new Glasgow Engineering Centre of Excellence

Global energy giant opens £3m Glasgow hub creating 100 green jobs

Winds of change on plug-in solar

Winds of change on plug-in solar

Winds of change ♻️

Renewable energy

Plug-in solar coming soon to a shop near you. Is it safe and value for money?

'We are delivering on a cleaner, more secure energy system'

'We are delivering on a cleaner, more secure energy system'

Clean energy drive aims to transform UK economy and cut reliance on imports

It would be ridiculous to suggest in any way the North Sea sector is irrelevant.

It would be ridiculous to suggest in any way the North Sea sector is irrelevant.

Just Transition

The King's speech contained a huge bit of news for the North Sea oil industry

Artistic impression of the proposed design

Artistic impression of the proposed design

Designs unveiled to transform former Scottish super pit into renewable energy hub

ScottishPower parent company Iberdrola paid £2.1bn for its 88% stake in Energy North West

ScottishPower parent company Iberdrola paid £2.1bn for its 88% stake in Energy North West

ScottishPower network distribution drives Iberdrola profits

Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500mw battery storage project in Scotland

Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500mw battery storage project in Scotland

Battery storage

Tesla-backed Scottish battery storage project secures £245m funding package

Torness is Scotland's last operational nuclear power station, but it will cease generation in 2030.

Torness is Scotland's last operational nuclear power station, but it will cease generation in 2030.

Don't believe the politicians' claims on wind energy. We have to pursue nuclear

Torness Nuclear Power Station in East Lothian.

Torness Nuclear Power Station in East Lothian.

Unpublished 'discrete' UK Government report says Scotland ‘ripe’ for new nuclear

More renewable energy is produced in the Scottish Highlands per household than in any other area of the UK

More renewable energy is produced in the Scottish Highlands per household than in any other area of the UK

Renewable energy

Highlands generates most renewable electricity per household in UK, study reveals

Wind turbines at sunrise off the North East coast

Wind turbines at sunrise off the North East coast

Community energy

Could public ownership of energy be the answer to soaring bills?

Chinese and Scottish flags

Chinese and Scottish flags

What are the security risks behind blocked Chinese turbine company deal?

Offshore wind has not provided the jobs boost that was hoped for

Offshore wind has not provided the jobs boost that was hoped for

SNP's green folly will be the final nail in the indy coffin

Inverness and the surrounding area is due to benefit from significant investment in a green energy boom. But local young people have made it clear that they want clear answers on what it means for them and their families.

Inverness and the surrounding area is due to benefit from significant investment in a green energy boom. But local young people have made it clear that they want clear answers on what it means for them and their families.

Are Scotland's young people sold on the green skills revolution?

A rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled Holyrood cannot hold an independence referendum without Westminster's consent

A rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled Holyrood cannot hold an independence referendum without Westminster's consent

If Sarwar really puts Scotland first, why won't he back our right to leave?

The Cruachan dam and upper reservoir which serve a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station

The Cruachan dam and upper reservoir which serve a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station

Why can't people grasp that there's much more to renewables than wind?

The solar farm has led to opposition.

The solar farm has led to opposition.

Fury over plan to build solar panel farm 'right on top of' rural Scottish town

Scotland needs tens of thousands of skilled renewables workers

Scotland needs tens of thousands of skilled renewables workers

New wind training drive can keep young people working, and living, in rural Scotland

Apprentice electricians at the off grid classroom at the electrical and electronic training suite at Glasgow Clyde College Cardonald Campus.

Apprentice electricians at the off grid classroom at the electrical and electronic training suite at Glasgow Clyde College Cardonald Campus.

The off-grid classroom powering students into the green jobs revolution

The hotel's current exterior.

The hotel's current exterior.

'Landmark' hotel on Scottish island to undergo major refurbishment ahead of reopening

Aberdeen at risk of being hollowed out like coal mining communities warns report

Aberdeen at risk of being hollowed out like coal mining communities warns report

Aberdeen at risk of being hollowed out like coal mining communities warns report

Protests put up banners reading 'No ETZ, no Land grab'

Protests put up banners reading 'No ETZ, no Land grab'

Climate activists rip down fences at controversial development in Aberdeen park

Berwick Bank will have 300-plus turbines

Berwick Bank will have 300-plus turbines

rosemary goring

We are selling Scotland's soul to make energy giants rich

A Tesvolt battery storage system

A Tesvolt battery storage system

Tesla to build huge battery in Scotland with enough storage for a million homes

Rosehall villagers Tisi Duttona and Shona Paterson

Rosehall villagers Tisi Duttona and Shona Paterson

Highland villagers' fears for ‘ring of steel’ as 250m turbines threaten wild land

Gordonbush windfarm

Gordonbush windfarm

Highlands & Islands

'Billions investment.' Highlands agreement to bring energy wealth to communities

Montage showing Rachel Reeves, Aberdeen and an oil rig

Montage showing Rachel Reeves, Aberdeen and an oil rig

Scotland’s energy future could hinge on Wednesday’s Budget

The UK Government has been accused of

The UK Government has been accused of

Ed Miliband warned UK Government 'gaslighting' voters with renewable energy promises

Scottish energy giant SSE developed the Beatrice windfarm off Caithness

Scottish energy giant SSE developed the Beatrice windfarm off Caithness

SNP urges Labour to boost offshore wind support as firms warn of lost jobs

A group of tall offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, with cargo ships alongside them. These energy producing turbines are located off coastline of Aberdeen, on the east coast of Scotland. The renewable energy producers are an alternative to fossil

A group of tall offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, with cargo ships alongside them. These energy producing turbines are located off coastline of Aberdeen, on the east coast of Scotland. The renewable energy producers are an alternative to fossil

Plan to create 40,000 clean energy jobs in Scotland published

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.

'Don't hand over Scotland's energy grid to Chinese Communist Party', SNP told

Donald Trump addressing the Knesset yesterday

Donald Trump addressing the Knesset yesterday

You call this peace, Mr Trump? Tell that to the Palestinians

The oil and gas industry in the North Sea receives mixed messages from our politicians

The oil and gas industry in the North Sea receives mixed messages from our politicians

Is an energy policy for Scotland that creates jobs and cuts bills too much to ask?

Eyemouth Harbour is located in the Scottish Borders.

Eyemouth Harbour is located in the Scottish Borders.

Historic fishing town in Scottish Borders to receive £250m harbour makeover

Renewable energy using windmills

Renewable energy using windmills

Renewable energy

We're not doing enough for the workforce of the future

Brewdog is to close 10 pubs across the UK

Brewdog is to close 10 pubs across the UK

Brewdog has been great for Scotland and should be supported

The proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm will reportedly be the world's largest, exceeding this one, the Walney Extension in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumbria

The proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm will reportedly be the world's largest, exceeding this one, the Walney Extension in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumbria

Where is the vision to provide jobs from green energy projects?

The development was given the go-ahead on Thursday (Ben Birchall/PA)

The development was given the go-ahead on Thursday (Ben Birchall/PA)

Scot Gov gives 'world's largest' windfarm green light after Donald Trump visit

Winds of Change on nuclear and the baseload obsession

Winds of Change on nuclear and the baseload obsession

Winds of Change ♻️

This pro nuclear power campaign is obsessed with 'baseload'. But do we need it?