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Battery storage investment key to Scotland’s renewables aim

Designing Scotland’s electricity system so that it can run purely on renewable energy would require tens of billions of pounds worth of investment in battery storage or continued reliance on carbon emitting gas plants, according to modelling carried out by EDF.

6 years ago

‘Move over Brexit, low-carbon energy system is the challenge’

As someone who is responsible for a significant amount of investment in electricity interconnectors that

6 years ago

Offshore Wind Growth Partnership seeks chair and directors

The newly-announced Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is searching for a non-executive chair and two non-executive directors to take places on its board as part of the recently unveiled offshore wind sector deal.

6 years ago

Ofgem’s wind farm veto frustrates Scottish officials

The blustery week of 11-17 March led to wind power generating 38 per cent of

6 years ago

Greencoat orders turbines for subsidy-free windfarm in Scotland

6 years ago

Energy trends show ‘unstoppable momentum’ for renewables

Windfarms generated more than three times as much electricity last year than coal, new government figures show.

6 years ago

Shortfall emerges in ‘last minute dash’ for subsidies

6 years ago

A new strategy for Shell

These days supermajor Royal Dutch Shell's commercial message to the public is moving on fast from just forecourts, with the rebranding of First Utility as Shell Energy.

6 years ago

Future for small-scale renewables ‘remains bleak’ as FIT closure looms

More than 700MW of small green power schemes have been installed in Scotland by homeowners and businesses since the opening of the soon to be closed feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme in 2010, according to new figures.

6 years ago

Renewable UK launches floating offshore wind group

Renewable UK has announced it has launched a new industry group setting out the floating offshore wind industry’s strategy for large-scale deployment of floating wind farms in the UK.

6 years ago

First Utility rebrands as Shell Energy Retail

6 years ago

Orsted calls for North Sea grid to support offshore wind boom

6 years ago

Doubts raised over viability of ‘subsidy-free’ renewables

6 years ago

Ofgem rejects SSEN’s plan to ‘future-proof’ interconnector

6 years ago

Scrapped low-carbon projects ‘could have powered 20 million homes’

The opposition has calculated the potential energy from nuclear and renewables projects, which hit the buffers since the Tories won the 2015 general election.

6 years ago

Offshore wind deal negotiations ‘lengthy and confusing’

The offshore wind industry’s sector deal with the government was unveiled months after the industry said it was within weeks of signing it, according to a new report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee.

6 years ago

Blustery conditions puts wind on top for electricity generation

More than one-third of electricity in Great Britain was powered by wind over the past week, data collected by Aurora Energy Research has revealed.

6 years ago

Bulb announces green gas partnership with Climate Care

Renewable energy supplier Bulb has announced a new partnership with environmental company Climate Care.

6 years ago

North West bids for funding to create UK’s first zero-carbon industrial cluster

6 years ago

Shell plans to become ‘world’s largest power company’ by early 2030s

6 years ago