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Retired wind turbine blades, which can be almost 120m long, are notoriously problematic to recycle due the materials used in their construction but a plan in Scotland is offering a solution

What can you do with retired wind turbine blades to keep them out of dumps?

Renewables have the potential to transform Scotland's economy, but problems with the National Grid mean many projects wait years to be connected to the electricity system. (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

How gridlock stands in way of Scotland's net-zero ambitions – Martyn McLaughlin

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a power outage?

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a blackout?

Gas flows up to the surface of the Baltic Sea after an explosion broke the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in September (Picture: Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Images)

Climate change, energy prices and national security are now all intertwined

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’

The emergency coal-fired power plants started generating for the first time on Tuesday afternoon amid National Grid fears of shortages - Credit: Adobe

Emergency coal power plants used for first time as cold snap hits UK

The National Grid ESO scheme rewards users for changing their habits and reducing their electricity usage during certain peak hours.

Households can get paid for reducing electricity use with free app

UK Blackouts: Exact times your house could face power cuts this winter

National Grid: How to save £20 on energy bills by reducing usage today

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

Wholesale prices are falling, but it will not translate into cheaper energy bills (image: Getty Images)

Households to be paid to cut electricity use for one hour tonight

Overhead power cables. The National Grid has asked for two coal-fired power stations to warm up to meet potential energy demand. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

National Grid asks two coal-fired power stations to warm up amid supply pressure

Low wind speeds have impacted on the UK's ability to generate electricity via offshore wind developments. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Concerns grow despite National Grid cancelling emergency power scheme

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes on October 19, 2022 in Manchester, England. The British utility company, National Grid, have said that UK households may face power cuts this winter for up to three hours at a time, if gas supplies run low. The UK relies heavily on gas to produce electricity, and gas supplies to Europe have been severely disrupted by the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

National Grid: Power blackout prevention scheme stood down

National Grid has decided not to run its first-ever real-life initiative to pay households to reduce their electricity use on Tuesday evening.

Electricity supplies tight as National Grid issues two separate notices

The battery storage facility will be built close to Rothienorman

Anesco given green light for 50 MW storage facility

National Grid are trialling a new scheme to help avoid mass blackouts in the UK.

National Grid to offer discounts to customers to avoid blackouts

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Mum's the Word. Pic: J Christie

Janet Christie’s Mum’s the Word – wrap up warm as we go back to the future

Thathas an dràsta a’ beachdachadh air 14 làraich son tuathan gaoithe air muir

Tha ceannachd air cho ceàrr 's a tha margaidh a' chumhachd

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time in 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time...

Royal Bank of Scotland parent NatWest Group is among the big corporate names that have been unveiled as the first sponsors of UN climate talks in Glasgow next year. Picture: Ian Georgeson Photography

RBS parent NatWest, SSE and ScottishPower to sponsor COP26 in Glasgow

The construction of the Viking wind farm on Shetland is part of SSE's major investment programme to help the UK's green recovery from coronavirus.

Energy giant SSE to reveal pandemic hit

With renewable energy costs plummeting and with the mass rollout of smart meters underway, we are much closer to the future of energy than you might think

Ad Feature How smart meters can help deliver an updated energy system

The control room at the Hunterston B nuclear power station (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Hunterston nuclear power station restart is unnecessary risk – Dr Richard Dixon

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Who stars with Robert Carlyle in new Sky One political drama Cobra and when it's...

Wind energy output ‘could power most Scots homes’

Wind energy output hits record levels in 2015

Britain’s energy policy went from weird to bizarre

Crucial day looms for Scots renewable energy

Wind and tidal power could bring thousands of jobs to the Highlands and islands. Picture: TSPL

Green energy could bring 10,000 to islands - study

Pentlands hydro power plant revived in green bid

Energy bills will rise £12 a year to pay for network upgrade

Two Scots proposals up for carbon capture prize

Planners back community bid to revive Water of Leith power station

Ants 10mm long may pose big problem for 127-mile powerline

Lights could go out across UK by 2030, warns power supply report

‘Increased chance of seeing Northern Lights’ amid solar storm

New fuel for Britain's tired engine

Virgin train that puts its power back into the tracks a real signal of intent

Power blackouts for Scots homes if new energy plants are not built soon

Wind farm pressure on grid

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The United Nations says both the Scottish and UK governments need to improve children's human rights. Image: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images.

UN says Scottish, UK governments need to improve children's human rights

The damage done by a wild fire at Tentsmuir (Pic: Forestry and Land Scotland)

Ranger assaulted for asking someone to put out campfire

Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater

Lorna Slater's private Rum ferry cost taxpayers £1,200