Energy
A Fair Energy Deal for Scottish Communities
Author / Creator: Community Land Scotland
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
Against a backdrop of challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a net zero society, a coalition of community sector organisations – including Community Land Scotland, Community Energy Scotland, Development Trusts Association Scotland, Scottish Communities Finance and Scottish Community Alliance – have come together to issue the following calls for action on behalf of communities across Scotland. Contained in this document are Our Seven Calls to Action to government, industry, and communities to create a Fair Energy Deal for Scottish Communities
Scotland’s Energy Future
Author / Creator: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Media type: Report
Date published: 2019
There are important issues about the demand for energy and the ways in which it is used; about the supply of energy and security of that supply; and about the impact of supply and demand on our environment, on the climate, and on the lives of consumers throughout Scottish society and in Scottish business.
No New Peterhead Gas
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published:
SSE and Equinor have submitted a planning application for a new gas burning power station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The application is for an additional plant alongside the existing Peterhead gas burning power station, which is already Scotland’s single biggest polluters.
Hydrogen backbone worth £26 billion a year to the Scottish economy
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
A ‘hydrogen backbone’ - a pipeline for Scotland to export green hydrogen straight to Germany could be worth billions to the Scottish economy and help boost Europe’s move to net zero.
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