Tag: Scotland

March 20, 2023

The gigantic Ossian offshore floating wind turbine array will weigh in at an impressive 3.6 gigawatts when fully built out. It sounds like something that could easily fit anywhere inside the long, long coastlines of the US. However, it will […]

January 27, 2023

I recently saw some horrifying statistics predicting that 72% of Scottish households are expected to be in fuel poverty by January 2023. The new study was conducted by the University of York and shows that millions of families will be […]

June 14, 2022

The 92 kW Hydro Ness generator on the banks of the River Ness in Scotland is now fully operational, according to the Scottish Highland Council. Hydro Ness is an Archimedes screw hydroelectric scheme, and interactive visitor experience, that will generate […]

September 22, 2021

A group of energy sector entrepreneurs, supported by a Scottish multi-national energy company, has announced the launch of a business venture focused on rolling out large-scale wind and solar farms across the UK and Europe. Renewco Power on Sept. 22 […]

October 24, 2019

Amazon announced three renewable energy projects on Thursday, saying it was committed to minimizing carbon emissions following criticism earlier this year. The tech giant said the facilities would provide energy to its Amazon Web Services data centers. A wind farm, […]

February 14, 2019

Engineers have developed wave energy technology that could help to produce low-cost electricity for thousands of households. In an announcement Wednesday, the University of Edinburgh said that the device could convert wave power into electricity and had been designed “to […]

January 4, 2019

A hotel in Scotland has started to use a lithium-ion battery to help power its operations. The Edinburgh Park hotel, a 200-room Premier Inn in Edinburgh, is trialing the 100-kilowatt battery with the aim of better managing its energy consumption. […]