Although the UK has done a stellar job in decarbonising its electricity supply, we now need to turn our eyes to the hard yards of the big emitters – transport and heating our homes.
Although the UK has done a stellar job in decarbonising its electricity supply, we now need to turn our eyes to the hard yards of the big emitters – transport and heating our homes.
UK Minister Claire Perry says: “We want to continue to invest in technologies that have the potential both to decarbonise and drive global exports, and (wave and tidal) is certainly an area that could contribute….”
This article first appeared in Energy Voice magazine. Growing confidence in the Atlantic Frontier is generating a ‘gravity-shift’ towards a Shetland supply chain willing and able to capitalise on its geographical advantages. The surge of activity west of Shetland has given the oil and gas sector a long-overdue boost and a desire to invest in…
Energy auctions can pick winners – and create losers. Will the UK’s next energy auction boost the UK’s lead in tidal energy – or gift our early-mover advantage to competitors overseas? And of course, we have been here before…
Scotland’s island groups – the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland – are some of the windiest places not just in Europe, but in the world. Now plans to connect them to the GB electricity grid could spark a £2.5 billion British investment boom.