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Credit Crunch Hits Plans to Invest in Scotland’s Electricity Transmission Network
Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 – 5:42 | No Comment
Credit Crunch Hits Plans to Invest in Scotland’s Electricity Transmission Network

Ignacio Galàn, the charismatic chairman and chief executive of Iberdrola, owner of ScottishPower, was held a press conference ahead of the Iberdrola’s annual meeting. He raised concerns about ScottishPower’s ability to invest in the UK …

Huge U.K. Renewable Energy Projects May be Cancelled After Rule Changes
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 7:24 | One Comment
Huge U.K. Renewable Energy Projects May be Cancelled After Rule Changes

British Telecom (LON:BT.A) said last week that it might cancel a £250m plan to build electricity-generating wind farms because of a rule change by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
BT, whose shares hit …

Scottish Green Technology Prize of £10 Million Attracts Dozens of Entrants
Tuesday, 30 Dec, 2008 – 16:58 | No Comment
Scottish Green Technology Prize of £10 Million Attracts Dozens of Entrants

The Saltire Prize has been set up in Scotland to attract marine renewable energy projects that could bring better access to cheap energy. Dozens of companies will compete for the prize reports the Herald.
The competition …

Scottish Firm Increases Investment in Renewable Energy
Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 – 4:24 | No Comment
Scottish Firm Increases Investment in Renewable Energy

Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power, which claims to be the only UK firm developing wave and tidal energy generation devices simultaneously, has made a “significant investment” in Ocean Flow Energy, from North Shields. Aquamarine Power has increased its …

Pentland Firth in Scotland to be Developed as Tidal Farm
Wednesday, 12 Nov, 2008 – 14:56 | No Comment
Pentland Firth in Scotland to be Developed as Tidal Farm

Artists Impression of a Tidal Turbine
International Power Marine Development, a subsidiary of International Power plc, has secured a grid connection and they will build a 10-Megawatt tidal farm in the Pentland Firth. The scheme is …

Swift Rooftop Wind-Turbine comes to the U.S.
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 9:04 | One Comment
Swift Rooftop Wind-Turbine comes to the U.S.

A home wind turbine already installed at 250 sites in Scotland is now being sold in the U.S. Cascade Engineering said Monday. The Swift wind turbine is available in the U.S. and Canada now and …