Does Scotland have enough energy resources?
The Future of Low Carbon Heat For Off-Gas Buildings
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The primary barrier to the roll-out of low carbon heat is financial. Efficient schemes will have to be government financed. Biofuels may play a significant role in rural heating where they can seamlessly replace off-grid heating without the need to install new infrastructure.
Consultation on Distribution Futures Energy Scenarios
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The use of electric vehicles is over-estimated due to changing work patterns. Private vehicles should be discouraged from city centres to concentrate on public transport and active travel. District Heating Systems offer better outcomes with less strain on the electrical grid than heat pumps. New buildings need to be constructed to passive energy standards.
Scottish Offshore Wind. Strategic Investment Assessment.
Author / Creator: Maf Smith
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: August 2021
This independent report gives:
• A summary of the status of the offshore wind supply chain in Scotland
• A Map of future deployment
• Scenarios of potential economic impact
• Recommendations for immediate action
Carbon-Free, Povetery-Free: Heating Options for Rural Scotland
Author / Creator: Ron Mould, Craig Dalzell, Jonathan Shafi
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Fuel poverty is not only worse in rural Scotland than in urban Scotland, it also has different characteristics. Fuel poverty plays a much larger role in rural poverty than in urban poverty. By far the biggest driver of this fuel poverty is not being on the gas grid.
Just Warmth: Developing equitable and Sustainable District Heating Systems in Scotland
Author / Creator: Keith Baker, Ron Mould
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Scotland heats the majority of its homes and buildings in inefficient and deleterious efforts to become a net zero-carbon nation. Much more effective than individual boilers would be a system of District Heating Systems (DHS). These DHS networks could be supplied with a variety of sources such as biomass, solar thermal or industrial waste heat.
Powering our Ambitions: the Role of Scotland's National Energy Company and the Case for a Scottish Energy Evelopment Agency
Author / Creator: Keith Baker
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
A call for the Scottish Government to launch a National Energy Company and a Scottish Energy Development Agency. These bodies would work together to rapidly and strategically decarbonise Scotland’s energy network whilst also supporting community energy projects and developing the new skills and technologies Scotland – and the world – will need to face the challenges of climate change and fuel poverty.
Scotland is a Powerhouse of Renewable Energy
Author / Creator: Scottish National Party
Media type: Video
Date published:
Scotland generates more renewable energy that it uses.