Renewable Energy

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Ad Feature EcoFlow brings plug-in solar to more UK homes

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I lost faith in climate politics - could COP31 change my mind? Rachel Fergusson

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Tide is turning against climate absolutism about oil and renewables John McLellan

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Ad Feature Avaada Electro secures 7.1GW solar cell manufacturing milestone

Whitelees windfarm near Eaglesham, East Renfrewshireplaceholder image

SNP putting 'thousands of jobs at risk' with onshore wind uncertainty

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Scottish jobs and investment 'in jeopardy' over UK renewables pivot

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Hydro sector warns £10bn investment 'at risk' in 13-year rates clash

Expertise in marine engineering built up in the North Sea oil and gas industry could help create a world-leading marine renewables industry (Picture: Andy Buchanan)placeholder image

SNP warned oil and gas slump driving wind investment out of Scotland

The Port of Aberdeen was transformed by the oil and gas industry. Now the potential to service floating offshore windfarms represents a substantial opportunity but only if the UK government makes the right choicesplaceholder image

How UK energy plan could put thousands of North Sea jobs at risk Bob Sanguinetti

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Exclusive Minister under pressure after failing to commit to new drilling

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Every islander to be paid wind farm 'dividend' under bold new proposal

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Record-breaking cable ducts completed at giant North Sea wind farm

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Exclusive GB Energy to continue investment in Scotland's floating wind projects

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Exclusive Stalled wind projects risk leaving Scottish ports as 'stranded assets'

First Minister John Swinney could face more ScotWind developers relinquishing their contractsplaceholder image

Analysis SNP needs ScotWind reality check to restore investor confidence

Equinor, which owns and operates the pioneering Hywind scheme, is bidding to build new floating wind turbines off the Scottish coast as part of the Scottish Government's plans to increase the amount of wind energy generated offshore. Picture: Michal Wachucikplaceholder image

Exclusive £50bn floating wind industry in crisis talks as contracts cull awaited

The closure of the Grangemouth refinery was a devastating sign of the decline of the oil and gas industry (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)placeholder image

North Sea pays price as UK fails to rise to challenge of our times Scotsman comment

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Exclusive 'Window closing' for Scotland to lead world on floating offshore wind

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Exclusive Labour Government will not override Holyrood to bring in new nuclear

Torness nuclear power station is due to close in 2030 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)placeholder image

Tories vow to change law to override SNP on new nuclear power

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Record diesel price shows why North Sea oil and net zero are vital Scotsman comment

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Ad Feature MOVA LumeGret shows the future of energy management at home

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Ad Feature What is a solar battery system? A UK homeowner's guide

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Cabling milestone at giant wind farm that can power half of Scotland

King Charles III unveils a plaque during a visit to the new Great British Energy headquarters in Aberdeen to meet with representatives working across North East Scotland supporting the United Kingdom’s energy transitionplaceholder image

King hails ‘genius’ engineering skills on visit to GB Energy HQ

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How SNP's wind energy obsession is brewing up a storm for consumers Brian Wilson

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Ad Feature EcoFlow unveils compact battery for UK homes

Torness nuclear power station is due to close in 2030 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)placeholder image

How SNP's anti-nuclear obsession is damaging efforts to reach net zero Scotsman comment

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Analysis Oil and gas isn't the only North Sea crisis as renewables needs help

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Why Scotland is such a good place to build data centres Professor Ana Basiri

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Key Scottish renewables developer on track to invest £1 billion-plus

Expertise in marine engineering built up in the North Sea oil and gas industry could help create a world-leading marine renewables industry (Picture: Andy Buchanan)placeholder image

SNP call for UK oil funds to bankroll Scotland's renewables sector

Nationalist MSP Jack Middleton appears to need some coaching on the art of persuasion (Picture: Jane Barlow)placeholder image

SNP MSP needs to learn how to make constructive suggestions Scotsman comment

Nicola Sturgeon debated Michael Gove at an event in Westminster about the energy industry’s future (Photo: Marcos Bevilacqua)placeholder image

£50bn prize awaits Burnham if he makes right call over North Sea David Whitehouse

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Wind industry starts turning tables on critics with blade recycling

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Ad Feature Hinen will appear at UK’s largest solar energy exhibition this year

A floating wind turbine from the Kincardine offshore windfarm off the coast of Scotland (Image: Flotation Energy)placeholder image

Exclusive Warning Scottish floating wind plans could be 'delayed or cancelled'

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Exclusive Warning over reliance on China for crucial wind turbine magnets

Empty oil fields in the North Sea could be repurposed to store large amounts of hydrogen produced by renewable electricity (Picture: Petrofac)placeholder image

Empty North Sea oil fields could become vast store of green hydrogen Stuart Jones, Andrew Crossland and Chris Groves

Nuclear power plants in France, such as this one in Contz-les-Bains, have helped create the second cheapest electricity in Europe (Picture: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen)placeholder image

Why it's time to bust myths about 'cheap' renewables, nuclear and gas

We should have gone for France’s mix of nuclear and renewables, which has delivered the second-lowest electricity prices in Europe

Brian Wilson

Many in rural Scotland feel like they are getting a raw deal from local windfarm developments (Picture: Andrew Harnik)placeholder image

Denying communities voice over windfarms may kill progress on net zero Alistair Carmichael

Brits increasingly favour a balanced energy mix, with nuclear emerging as the most popular electricity source to prioritise in the years aheadplaceholder image

Ad Feature Brits favour nuclear power over solar and wind energy, poll suggests

More than 200 community councils across Scotland are calling for a pause in renewables projects until a national energy plan is put in place (Picture: Andrew Harnik)placeholder image

How to cut a staggering £320 billion from electricity bills Murdo Fraser

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Exclusive Warning as SNP's flagship North Sea floating wind projects stall

Electricity bills do not reflect the relatively cheap cost of energy produced by windfarms like Whitelees, near Eaglesham (Picture: Andrew Milligan)placeholder image

SNP 'keeping communities in the dark' over onshore wind future

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Swinney 'irresponsible' for urging Burnham to rethink Ming Yang block

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Exclusive Swinney pressures Burnham on blocked Ming Yang wind factory

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Scotland’s reservoirs could hold the key to future energy security

Burnt-out cars in Almocaizar, Spain, after the deadly Los Gallardos wildfire swept through the area last month (Picture: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez)placeholder image

The energy transition is about making progress, not sacrifices Fredrika Klarén

The offshore renewables industry needs ports, vessels, warehouses, engineers, technicians and experienced people who know how to deliver complex marine engineering projects safely and at scale (Picture: Bryn Colton)placeholder image

My firm is part of energy transition. Here's why Rosebank is crucial Mike Pettigrew

Andy Burnham visited BAE Systems in Barrow in Furness, northern England yesterday (Picture: Christopher Furlong/pool)placeholder image

Burnham's stance on North Sea oil helps get new PM off to good start Scotsman comment

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Two new Scottish wind farms that will power 78,000 homes given green light

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Green light for Scottish offshore wind farm that could power two million homes

Solar panels can help rural households avoid the volatility of the international oil market (Picture: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon)placeholder image

Solar panels and heat pumps are future for people who use heating oil Martin McCluskey

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