Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon A new report from the energy consultancy firm Baringa projects that the Scottish isles could see economic benefits of around £725 million (over the next quarter century) from renewable energy development. The report also noted that at peak development — presuming investments into … [continued]
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
Originally published on Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman This is a follow-up to my previous blog post ‘The Exciting Changes Taking Place in Scotland’s Energy System’ that discusses how Scotland’s already impressive and steadily increasing deployment of renewable energy systems is being financed. While technology costs will always be an … [continued]
Originally published on Lapsed Physicist. By Allan R. Hoffman I returned recently from a two-week visit to Scotland, my wife’s home country. She and I are now the owners of a flat (apartment in Americanese) in East Kilbride, near Glasgow, that makes visiting with her family much easier. Another exciting … [continued]
Renewable energy project acquisitions are common these days, and a recent one in Scotland doesn’t involve a large project, but the fact that an investment firm back for GE was involved attracted my attention. GE Energy Financial Services has acquired a 16 MW wind energy project in Scotland from one … [continued]
Scotland could entirely decarbonise by 2030 and supply all its electricity needs using renewable energy, according to a new report published Monday by WWF. The new report, which tested Scotland’s current policies to decarbonise the country’s electricity system, by 2030, found that “decarbonising the power sector by 2030 is the … [continued]
Figures from WeatherEnergy released by WWF Scotland have shown yet another record-breaking month for the country’s renewable energy industry, with wind turbines alone generating 107% of all Scottish household needs for the whole month! I get a real kick out of reporting on Scotland’s renewable energy industry, especially as — being … [continued]
The Scottish government is setting an economical and environmental standard for the world. I believe every government should model programs to meet this country’s standard. Its new program encompasses compassion, retains economic empowerment, and offers kindness to Scottish citizens. This program reaches out to those in poverty with environmental arms. … [continued]
Scotland could realistically generate nearly half of the electricity that it currently uses solely with the tidal energy available in Pentland Firth, according to new research from Oxford University. Tidal turbines stretched across the region could provide a maximum of somewhere around 1.9 GW of electricity, with a more practical … [continued]
Scotland’s goal of having 500 MW of community-owned renewable energy projects installed by 2020 is well on track, according to new figures released by the Energy Savings Trust (EST). As of right now, there are more than 200 MW of community, or locally owned, renewable energy generating capacity installed in … [continued]
