Renewable Energy
UK Government sends £225 billion up in smoke
Author / Creator: Gordon Reynolds
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2022
Scotland energy rich but forced to pay the price for Westminster’s failure
How would energy be cheaper in an independent Scotland?
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Scotland has huge potential to produce renewable electricity. At the moment, that is limited by the UK’s energy policy, and also by the outdated, privatised National Grid.
Three Reasons Westminster’s Energy Strategy Doesn’t Work for Scotland
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published:
Scotland urgently needs a transformation of the UK’s electricity transmission system which does not serve Scotland’s needs. It also needs more investment in energy efficiency and demand reduction
Pioneering North Sea renewables project unveiled at COP 26
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2021
Offshore wind resources in the North Sea will create thousands of jobs and boost Scotland ‘s ambitions to be a world leader in renewable energy through a plan unveiled at COP 26 in Glasgow.
Scottish independence: could wind power Scotland back into the EU?
Author / Creator: Piotr Marek Jaworski
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Scotland’s competitive advantage in green energy ought to be an important part of the economic case for independence when the second referendum takes place.
How Scottish independence could re-ignite the north-east energy sector. Open minds on independence #17
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
With independence, Scotland could manage a just transition from economic dependence on fossil fuels. And take our rightful place at the heart of developing renewables to power the world.
The key to powering an independent Scotland’s future. Open minds on indepencence #16
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Renewable energy holds the key to powering Scotland’s future. The country is so richly blessed with prized natural resources. It is well-placed to become a key player in the sector. The renewables industry currently contributes £6.4bn to Scotland’s economy and employs more than 23,000 people.
Energy-food nexus in the marine environment: A macroeconomic analysis on offshore wind energy and seafood production in Scotland
Author / Creator: Yang Qu
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: February 2021
- Low-cost offshore wind farms (OWFs) would increase both energy security and GDP.
- Subsidising the high-cost OWFs would benefit energy security but not the economy.
- Limited negative impacts on seafood sectors by the OWF expansion were identified .
Get the future of energy right
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2020
Energy – electricity, heating and transport fuel – is crucial for the modern Scotland we live in. But it can also be one of our biggest threats if we don’t get them right. It can harm our environment and play a major role in causing the climate crisis. ‘Energy inequality’ can harm the health of those who can’t afford to heat their homes. Scotland is one of the few countries in Europe which does not own its energy publicly and the only one that doesn’t own its own National Grid.
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Incentives and Opportunities Signalled by Transmission Charges in Scotland
Author / Creator: Iain Wright
Media type: Policy Paper
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Scotland is not well served by the UK’s National Grid and the current system restricts the development of Scotland’s renewable energy potential and leads to high charges for Scottish consumers.
Energy Strategy Consultation
Author / Creator: Susan Brush
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2017
This paper
― Urges the Scottish Government to add a “just and fair transition” of jobs to the low carbon economy.
― Has concerns about continued use of fossil fuels and carbon capture.
― Strongly supports exploration of alternative energy carriers, such as hydrogen.
― Supports the priority of increasing renewable generation.
― Views that increasing the flexibility, efficiency and resilience of a future energy system as fundamentally essential to underpin a future energy system
Renewables Scotland 2030: A discussion paper on how to transform Scotland’s energy sector by 2030
Author / Creator: Craig Berry
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: February 2018
Scotland needs an energy infrastructure to adequately exploit renewable sources at a level to meet the variety of demands likely to be demanded. To do this it needs an energy agency at government level,.
Feed-In Tariffs Scheme: Common Weal Consultation Response
Author / Creator: Gordon Morgan
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
Common Weal strongly disagrees with the proposal to end export and generation tariffs for renewable energy. It will be harmful to the renewable energy industry. It will not significantly reduce energy costs for consumers - they cost approximately £1 per household per year.
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.