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The Sustainable Saudi Arabia – renewable electricity generation surges by 27.9% in one year as consumption falls by 18% under SNP

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Hmm…to wee, too few power producers, eh? Without Orkney and Shetland too! https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q2-2024/pages/renewable-energy-capacity/ By Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government today: Total final energy consumption in Scotland continues to fall and as of 2022, is 18% lower than the baseline figure from 2005 – 2007. Scotland’s renewable electricity generation in 2024 quarter 2 was 7,312 GWh – a 27.9% increase from 5,716 GWh in the same quarter in 2023. As of June 2024, there are 830 potential renewable electricity projects including battery and pumped hydro storage within the planning and construction pipeline with an estimated capacity of 51.3 GW. … Continue reading The Sustainable Saudi Arabia – renewable electricity generation surges by 27.9% in one year as consumption falls by 18% under SNP

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Electricity – Scotland will soon be able to power every home in the UK and more

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From Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q1 2024, today, the above dramatic achievements of the SNP Government from 2007 and these updates: In the first quarter of 2024, 10,722 GWh of electricity was generated from renewable sources. This is a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2023. There is 15.4 GW of renewable electricity operational capacity in Scotland as of the end of March 2024. As of the end of March 2024, there are 790 renewable energy projects, with an estimated capacity of 46.8 GW in the planning pipeline. The largest contributor to this potential increase in capacity … Continue reading Electricity – Scotland will soon be able to power every home in the UK and more

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Scottish Government funding enables Scottish company to test ground-breaking new giant gravity battery

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From the Independent today: An abandoned mine in Finland is set to be transformed into a giant battery to store renewable energy during periods of excess production. The Pyhäsalmi Mine, roughly 450 kilometres north of Helsinki, is Europe’s deepest zinc and copper mine and holds the potential to store up to 2 MW of energy within its 1,400-metre-deep shafts. The disused mine will be fitted with a gravity battery, which uses excess energy from renewable sources like solar and wind in order to lift a heavy weight. During periods of low production, the weight is released and used to power a turbine as it … Continue reading Scottish Government funding enables Scottish company to test ground-breaking new giant gravity battery