Energy sector leads in Scotland’s emissions

Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions saw an increase in 2022, marking a shift from two years of reductions attributed to pandemic-related factors, according to a new report

SSE confirms job cuts at Peterhead Power Station

The energy supplier said the power plant, which started operating in 1982, ‘remains a critical part’ of its generation portfolio

Scottish winners and losers in grid contracts

One is £15 million richer, the other faces closure. Yesterday’s award of National Grid voltage control contracts have left two Scottish power plants with very different futures. Peterhead gas powered station run by SSE won the contract to provide voltage support services between April 2016 and September 2017. However ScottishPower’s coal fired Longannet power plant […]