Ambitious new target set for green energy
THE Scottish Government today announced increased targets for the amount of electricity that comes from green sources.

Wind-farm plan faces cut
A THIRD wind farm earmarked for Lewis could get the green light next week after planners recommended the project goes ahead.

The eco-home evangelist who cut her electric bill to just £5 a year
SUE Roaf is an enviable woman. Not only is she professor of architectural engineering at Scotland's prestigious Heriot Watt University but she also has an annual home electricity bill of just £5.

Dundee ready to power into the lead
HELD up by CBI director-general Richard Lambert as a UK-wide model of university-industry collaboration, Dundee has set a new course to become a national centre of excellence for renewable energy, following the recent Scottish Renewables Marine...

Going green could bring 1m jobs - and spell end of the plastic bag
ONE million new jobs will be created in Britain over the next two decades if the UK shifts to a greener economy, Gordon Brown predicted yesterday.

Energy co-op to aid community
A COMMUNITY energy company has been set-up in Leith with the aim of helping local groups create electricity from sources such as wind turbines and solar panels.

Home green home
IT IS a quiet and picturesque parish in the Scottish Borders, but Ayton is on the cusp of a revolution in the way renewable energy can be used to run our homes.

Nursery 'threatens green power scheme'
A PROPOSED children's nursery could jeopardise possible plans for a massive green energy development, planners have warned.

Salmond plans Norwegian energy link-up
ALEX Salmond, the First Minister, is to meet Jens Stoltenberg, the Norwegian prime minister, over plans to create a subsea "supergrid" to take green energy from Scotland to Europe.

Planners putting block on home green power plans
A REVOLUTION in micro- energy schemes is being held back by costly red tape, campaigners said yesterday.

BT investigates £250m project for wind farm
BT YESTERDAY announced plans for a £250 million wind-farm project, which it hopes will eventually generate a quarter of its UK electricity needs.

Capital homes helped to cut CO2 emissions
HOMES in Edinburgh are to be given energy-saving equipment to help reduce their CO2 emissions.

Wind-power industry's arguments nothing but a lot of hot air
NIMBYS and vocal minorities are the terms used by the wind power industry to deride the people trying to save our heritage from the ravages of giant wind turbines and associated electricity pylons. The spin doctors are clearly beginning to panic as they...

Power watchdog calls for action on green projects
THE electricity regulator has called for action to speed up the connection of green energy schemes to the National Grid, including many which are stuck in planning.

Why government should say No to more nuclear power stations
THE UK government is "consulting" on the future of nuclear power, despite already making up its mind to allow new nuclear stations.



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