Scottish Renewables

Scotland’s renewable energy industry and its supply chain supported more than 27,000 full time equivalent jobs and generated £5.6 billion of output in 2020, according to new figures released today by Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute. Reporting on the lates

There is overwhelming public support for building new wind and solar farms to lower bills and tackle the cost of living crisis, a new poll has revealed. The polling data, published by Survation and commissioned by RenewableUK, shows that 77% of people throughout the UK think governments should use n

The world’s first recyclable turbine blade was handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry last week. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was announced as winner of the Technology & Business Innovation Award for its revolutionary RecyclableBlade which is giving recovered w

The UK’s largest renewable energy awards has been launched today. Nominations are invited for 11 categories across all renewable technologies at the Scottish Green Energy Awards.

The UK Government has today launched a major review into Britain’s electricity market design aimed to radically enhance energy security and cut costs of electricity for consumers in the long term.

Scottish renewable energy projects won contracts to sell their power in a UK auction yesterday – at record low prices. Offshore, two projects off Scotland’s east coast won Contracts for Difference in a competitive UK Government auction process – at just £37.35 per megawatt-ho

Renewable energy sector industry body Scottish Renewables has welcomed three new directors to its board.

Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign calling on the Scottish Government to deliver crucial support for the country's low-carbon supply chain – or risk home-grown firms missing out on lucrative contracts. The campaign, Supporting Scotland’s Renewable Energy Supply

Successful ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of £75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland.

The thriving companies and organisations utilising their expertise, skills and capabilities to deliver work across all renewable energy technologies across Scotland have been highlighted in a new report which claims that the industry could grow by more than 230% by 2030 if onshore and offshore wind

Crown Estate Scotland's application process for ScotWind Leasing, the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade, has raised almost £700 million.

Yesterday's “budget of choices” missed a prime opportunity to encourage a consumer shift towards low carbon homes and fails Scotland’s would-be First Time Buyers, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS).

A pioneering energy storage system that has been developed using the simple principle of gravity has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry.

Future steps the Scottish Government should take to deliver a lasting legacy for the energy transition have been outlined in a new publication launched today by industry body Scottish Renewables.

The UK Government’s new Heat and Building Strategy has come under fire today, being described by one industry leader as “insufficient for the scale of the challenge we face". The comments, from Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy and Utilities Alliance, come in the wake of the government anno