Environment
A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth
Scotland has become a world leader in wind energy. With abundant onshore and offshore wind ...
By Dave Pearson
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Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for
In February 2026, the UK Government and Great British Energy launched the Local Power Plan ...
By Daniel Gear
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Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities
Founded in 2022 by Josh King and Robert Wilson, Gensource provides services from design and ...
By Liam Eunson
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A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon.
But who will pay for it and at what cost? Renewable energy development in Lewis ...
By Netty Sopata
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From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Shetland is the windiest region in the UK if not in Europe, and the wind ...
By Erin Rizzato Devlin and Hans J Marter
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Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
A surge of wind farm proposals In June 2025, Kyle Chronicle mapped all wind farm ...
By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle
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The Power Shift: democratising energy, seizing power
As the chokehold of over-extended supply chains for shipping massive amounts of fossil fuels is ...
By Mike Small
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New environmental journalism network and magazine launched to tell better stories of Scotland’s energy boom
“We’re here because we want to tell better, richer stories about our communities; not ignoring ...
By Eve Livingston
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The Power Shift LIVE: launch of new magazine and environmental journalism network
The Power Shift Live is a one day event happening in Glasgow on 10 April, ...
By Mike Small
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Opinion: Energy acceleration in rural Scotland
Last week, representatives of community councils from across Scotland travelled to Holyrood for a roundtable ...
By Kat Jones, Director of Action to Protect Rural Scotland
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No Time to Lose – on Scotland’s Just Transition
‘The stakes are extremely high’ Anne Thomas, 63, lives on the Black Isle and has ...
By Clare Harris
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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them
Co-published with The Herald On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from ...
By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon
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