Energy
Why are Scots paying more for energy to power their homes?
Author / Creator: Sam Page
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
Scotland hosts thousands of wind turbines, both on and off-shore, yet our energy bills remain unsustainably high
Why are Scots paying more for energy to power their homes?
Author / Creator: Sam Page
Date published: 2024
Scotland hosts thousands of wind turbines, both on and off-shore, yet our energy bills remain unsustainably high
Get the future of energy right
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2023
Energy – electricity, heating and transport fuel – is crucial for the modern Scotland we live in
Could the Scottish Government provide free gas and electricity for all?
Author / Creator: Graeme McCormick
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The Scottish Government claims that these reserved powers restrict any actions it can take to mitigate the worst effects of the cost of energy to Scottish domestic and business consumers.
But is that really the case?
Is Nuclear the enemy?
Author / Creator: Callum Cox
Media type: Article
Date published:
An explaination that nuclear power whilst breaking down perspectives you may not have considered before
Why Scotland urgently needs a hydrogen pipeline to Europe
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
Hydrogen from renewable energy could be piped to Germany.
Rewiring Britain: How Scotland can Build the New National Grid
Author / Creator: Eddie Barnes
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The National Grid needs changing.
Scotland's energy options. SCOTONOMICS EP 67:
Author / Creator: Chris Cook
Media type: Video
Date published: 2023
Energy: It is too expensive, too much of the profit disappears from the local community and of course, too much of it is currently generated from fossil fuels.
Oil company profits double but are they taxed appropriately?
Author / Creator: Ross Mcalinden
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"Oil company profits double but are they taxed appropriately?"
Scotland’s energy future – Damaged by five UK government failures
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The UK government is preventing Scotland from reaching its full potential
Energy could be the issue that tips Scotland into independence
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Energy rich Scotland pays the highest electricity bills in the world.
Review Of Electricity Market Arrangements
Author / Creator: Energy; Working Group
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2022
Present Market Arrangements for electricity are unsuited to a rapid and cost effective transition to a Net Zero energy system.
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.
How would energy be cheaper in an independent Scotland?
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Blog
Date published:
Cheaper energy in an independent Scotland
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
Socialised power: electricity is a public good
Author / Creator: Michael Davies-Venn
Media type: Article
Date published:
The author says electricity should be treated as a public (common) good. The debate continues.
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.
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 .
Life cycle assessment of the carbon intensity of deep geothermal heat systems: A case study from Scotland
Author / Creator: Alistair T.McCay
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
We calculate that the carbon intensity of the heat produced 4.9–7.3% of the emissions from heat from natural gas. These values are compatible with Scotland's plans for long term decarbonisation.