Industry getting in the spirit of net zero
It was our national bard Rabbie Burns who opined: “Freedom an’ whisky gang thegither!” and for centuries, uisce beatha, or the ‘water of life’, has certainly been synonymous with sustaining...
Case Study: ‘It leaves a good legacy for the next generation’
In the heart of Torrisdale Castle estate in Kintyre is one of Scotland’s biggest success stories in sustainable distilling: not for whisky but gin. Beinn An Tuirc, which takes its...
City with no limits
There are still first-time visitors to Aberdeen who step out of the railway station and expect to be greeted by a forest of smokestacks and oil pumps. This misguided belief...
Huge investment in clean energy required
Investments in clean energy must quadruple within the next two decades, said the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) in its latest report published last month. The global coalition of leaders from across...
Plug into green driving
With plug-in hybrid and fully electric cars now making up the lion’s share of all new vehicle orders, salary sacrifice schemes are leading the way as the cheapest form of...
Green Freeport status set to transform future for ports
The awarding of Green Freeport status to Cromarty Firth and the Firth of Forth has been hailed as a timely accelerator for the transition of Scotland’s ports to clean energy....
Home, work, play … and net zero
Ahead of All-Energy & Decarbonise 2023, the UK’s largest low carbon energy and decarbonisation event, Clare Foster of Shepherd and Wedderburn explores a key focus of the conference: the decarbonisation...
Winds of change after Glasgow summit
When it comes to pinpointing areas in which Cop26 has had most impact, Professor Dave Reay highlights the expansion in renewables, with large investments flowing into sectors such as offshore...
Degrees of progress on global warming
One year on from Cop26, are there signs that we are moving in the right direction? Cop26 ended with 197 attending nations and territories signing the Glasgow Climate Pact with...
Fuelled by a passion for clean energy
Bill Ireland: ‘A lack of joined-up thinking is holding back the massive roll-out of hydrogen for public and private transport. At Logan Energy, we are trying to do this joined-...