Month: April 2021

Climate focus: How Scotland’s wind turbines are powering a photography revolution

Maybe it’s how their blades glide through the air. Or wonder at the technology they were crafted from. Whatever the reason, they mesmerise. Now it has emerged that a quarter of a million young Scots have taken a picture of a wind turbine while out and about in the Scottish countryside. Almost half of 16-24 …

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New tech means electric battery run lorries can compete with diesel on cost, says study

A new study by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) shows that electric battery-powered freight trucks can be economically competitive with diesel counterparts. They say the study challenges a long-held view that has previously dismissed electric freight trucks as too costly. It argues that with with battery technology improving rapidly, heavy battery electric trucks can compete – and likely …

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Scottish renewable sector can spark ‘Silicon Valley’ effect for wind, tidal & solar says Hunter report

When he speaks, people listen. They might not always agree but they pay attention. So when Sir Tom Hunter commissions the influential Oxford Economics consultancy through The Hunter Foundation to look at Scotland’s economic performance, it was always a fair bet that the results would grab some headlines especially so close to an election. But …

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