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The reservoir at Coire Glas would contain 26 billion litres of water

Hydro scheme to double the UK's ability to store energy gets £100m boost

Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

Perth power giant SSE pledges record green investment as profits swell

Generic view of a wind farm
Generic view of a wind farm

Plan unveiled for one of world’s biggest wind farms in Forth

Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

Perth power giant SSE to charge up net zero drive after £1.5bn stake sale

One study has found that four in ten landlords are now planning on selling one or more of their properties in the next 12 months. Picture: John Devlin.
One study has found that four in ten landlords are now planning on selling one or more of their properties in the next 12 months. Picture: John Devlin.

Autumn statement: fears lower capital gains threshold could hammer BTL market

Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
Perth-headquartered SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE 'creating future long-term societal value' as power giant's profits surge

Work is underway to reduce the likelihood of power cuts in the future. (Forestry and Land Scotland)
Work is underway to reduce the likelihood of power cuts in the future. (Forestry and Land Scotland)

Building power line resilience

Britain could face a gas shortage in the winter, Ofgem has admitted.
Britain could face a gas shortage in the winter, Ofgem has admitted.

Significant risk' of gas shortage in UK this winter, Ofgem warns

Motherwell's Bevis Mugabi reacts at full time after defeat to Sligo Rovers in the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round first leg. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)
Motherwell's Bevis Mugabi reacts at full time after defeat to Sligo Rovers in the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round first leg. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Motherwell 0 Sligo Rovers 1: Shock Euro defeat further marred by bottle incident

Perth-headquartered SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
Perth-headquartered SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE commits to green power investment and net zero as earnings charge up

Creating a commercially viable system for capturing carbon emissions has proved difficult (Picture: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)
Creating a commercially viable system for capturing carbon emissions has proved difficult (Picture: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)

If Scotland is to be net-zero by 2045, how can it allow new gas power plants?

SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE to pump £15bn into Scotland's electricity network as annual profits surge

Adam Brown is CEO of Bellrock Technology, which is eyeing major expansion of its customer base this year. Picture: contributed.
Adam Brown is CEO of Bellrock Technology, which is eyeing major expansion of its customer base this year. Picture: contributed.

Glasgow data firm Bellrock Technology outlines major expansion plans

Mykhaila and her daughter from Loubny, central Ukraine, at the Polish border.
Mykhaila and her daughter from Loubny, central Ukraine, at the Polish border.

£29m raised in Scotland for Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal

The portfolio includes nearly four gigawatts of onshore wind development projects - around half of which is located in Spain with the remainder across France, Italy and Greece. Picture: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
The portfolio includes nearly four gigawatts of onshore wind development projects - around half of which is located in Spain with the remainder across France, Italy and Greece. Picture: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Perth's SSE powers into southern Europe with deal for vast wind portfolio

SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have unveiled plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using renewable energy from the 100MW-plus Gordonbush onshore wind farm in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Picture: SSE Renewables
SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have unveiled plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using renewable energy from the 100MW-plus Gordonbush onshore wind farm in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Picture: SSE Renewables

SSE pushes ahead with green hydrogen plans at Highland wind farm

Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis shares three tips to save money before energy bill hike in April

Renewable energy can help free the UK from the vagaries of the global market in oil and gas (Picture: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images)
Renewable energy can help free the UK from the vagaries of the global market in oil and gas (Picture: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's the long-term answer to soaring energy bills – Dr Richard Dixon

SSE, through its renewables arm, is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind energy.
SSE, through its renewables arm, is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind energy.

Perth's SSE ups profit outlook and hails multi-billion-pound green drive

ScottishPower - part of the Iberdrola Group - has signed two deals to acquire 17 photovoltaic projects at an advanced stage of development. Picture shows part of ScottishPower's Carland Cross hybrid energy park in Cornwall. Picture: @kieroninfocus
ScottishPower - part of the Iberdrola Group - has signed two deals to acquire 17 photovoltaic projects at an advanced stage of development. Picture shows part of ScottishPower's Carland Cross hybrid energy park in Cornwall. Picture: @kieroninfocus

ScottishPower charges up on solar energy with deals to acquire 17 projects

OVO Energy also cut 2,600 jobs following the SSE merge in 2020. Photo: Jeremy O'Donnell.
OVO Energy also cut 2,600 jobs following the SSE merge in 2020. Photo: Jeremy O'Donnell.

How the energy crisis sparked job losses at OVO Energy

An image showing the four vessels that will be used for the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.
An image showing the four vessels that will be used for the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm.

Aberdeen's North Star to create 40 jobs after vessel win for giant wind farm

Storm Barra: Flooding around Langstone on Tuesday December 7 2021
Storm Barra: Flooding around Langstone on Tuesday December 7 2021

Around 1,000 homes without power while Scotland recovers from Storm Barra

SSE is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind energy.
SSE is one the world's largest investors in onshore and offshore wind energy.

Activist investor Elliott steps up call to split up Scottish energy giant SSE

The delivery of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, the 1.1GW Seagreen, has taken another major step forward with the delivery of the first jacket superstructures to Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth. Picture: Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm
The delivery of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, the 1.1GW Seagreen, has taken another major step forward with the delivery of the first jacket superstructures to Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth. Picture: Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm

UK's largest offshore wind tower factory to be built in Scotland

Debbie Crosbie is due to take up the role of chief executive of Nationwide Building Society in the first half of 2022. Picture: Robert Perry/Parsons Media
Debbie Crosbie is due to take up the role of chief executive of Nationwide Building Society in the first half of 2022. Picture: Robert Perry/Parsons Media

Nationwide appoints TSB boss Debbie Crosbie as new chief executive

Located off the north east coast of England, Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea is being built in three phases and will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world when operational, with an overall capacity of some 3.6 gigawatts.
Located off the north east coast of England, Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea is being built in three phases and will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world when operational, with an overall capacity of some 3.6 gigawatts.

World’s largest offshore wind farm moves step closer after final key milestone

Energy giant SSE has unveiled plans to create more than 850 jobs in its distribution business as part of proposals to ramp up investment to £4 billion and cut its carbon footprint.
Energy giant SSE has unveiled plans to create more than 850 jobs in its distribution business as part of proposals to ramp up investment to £4 billion and cut its carbon footprint.

850 jobs to be created at SSE distribution arm

SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.
SSE is one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

Scottish energy giant SSE to pump £12.5 billion into net zero plans

Innovative companies in sectors including technology and healthcare are continuing to attract investment from venture capital firms.
Innovative companies in sectors including technology and healthcare are continuing to attract investment from venture capital firms.

Scottish scale-ups bag bumper backing from investors

Scottish councils have accused OVO Energy of refusing to honour contracts with former supplier SSE, which was bought by OVO last year.
Scottish councils have accused OVO Energy of refusing to honour contracts with former supplier SSE, which was bought by OVO last year.

Councils unable to repair homes for refugees after OVO Energy cuts off power

Offshore wind is one of the markets where SSE is looking to increase its investments in the years ahead.
Offshore wind is one of the markets where SSE is looking to increase its investments in the years ahead.

Green energy giant SSE to reveal plans to step up growth

The COP26 summit will get underway in Glasgow later this month (Picture: John Devlin)
The COP26 summit will get underway in Glasgow later this month (Picture: John Devlin)

COP26: Corporate sponsors' grumbling reveals their influence – Martyn McLaughlin

Nicol Lumsden encouraged others to reach out for help.
Nicol Lumsden encouraged others to reach out for help.

Perthshire man tells how talking saved his life after suicide attempt

Some 1,500 staff working on SSE's low-carbon-generation projects have switched from roles on high-carbon ones. Picture: Stuart Nicol.
Some 1,500 staff working on SSE's low-carbon-generation projects have switched from roles on high-carbon ones. Picture: Stuart Nicol.

Perth-based energy group SSE sees green job switch for 1 in 5 staff

Freedom One Life, the Glasgow-based specialist in the design and production of advanced powered wheelchairs, is seeking fresh capital in order to take its next-generation Series 5 model to market.
Freedom One Life, the Glasgow-based specialist in the design and production of advanced powered wheelchairs, is seeking fresh capital in order to take its next-generation Series 5 model to market.

Glasgow firm behind 'next generation' wheelchair embarks on fresh fundraise

Gavin McCallum, Renewco Power CEO, and Gary Le Sueur, chairman. Picture: Chris Watt
Gavin McCallum, Renewco Power CEO, and Gary Le Sueur, chairman. Picture: Chris Watt

Edinburgh clean energy venture with global aims backed with £24m of SSE cash

Perth-headquartered SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector. Picture: Stuart Hatch
Perth-headquartered SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector. Picture: Stuart Hatch

Perth energy giant SSE plays down talk of imminent break-up

Marta Smart, Head of Partnership Funding, SSE
Marta Smart, Head of Partnership Funding, SSE

Encouraging new ideas to meet net zero emissions strategy - Marta Smart

'We believe there is even more that we can achieve,' says David Kirchin, head of Addleshaw Goddard in Scotland. Picture: Renzo Mazzolini Photography.
'We believe there is even more that we can achieve,' says David Kirchin, head of Addleshaw Goddard in Scotland. Picture: Renzo Mazzolini Photography.

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard cheers further income growth in Scotland

SSE says SGN has become 'purely a financial investment'. Picture: Stuart Hatch.
SSE says SGN has become 'purely a financial investment'. Picture: Stuart Hatch.

SSE concludes disposal scheme with £1.2bn deal to offload SGN stake

SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the opportunity to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using energy from two onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland.
SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the opportunity to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis using energy from two onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland.

SSE to deliver green hydrogen from Scottish wind farm site after key tie-up

SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector, which includes onshore and offshore wind.
SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector, which includes onshore and offshore wind.

SSE vows to 'expand and diversify' as it builds on offshore wind pipeline

Greater Gabbard wind farm is among sites operated by the group’s SSE Renewables arm. Picture: Charles Hodge Photography.
Greater Gabbard wind farm is among sites operated by the group’s SSE Renewables arm. Picture: Charles Hodge Photography.

SSE switches on new brand to help boost business customers' green credentials

Scottish windfarms are being penalised, according to an SNP MP.
Scottish windfarms are being penalised, according to an SNP MP.

Scottish windfarms penalised by energy grid charges, claims MP

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, operating as Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) and Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) under licence, powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across the north of Scotland and central southern England. Picture: Stuart Nicol Photography
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, operating as Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) and Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) under licence, powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across the north of Scotland and central southern England. Picture: Stuart Nicol Photography

Distribution arm of SSE charges towards net zero future with multi-billion plan

The Cruachan Dam in Argyll, a pump-storage hydro scheme, has been bought by power company Drax
The Cruachan Dam in Argyll, a pump-storage hydro scheme, has been bought by power company Drax

Hydro power can once again be a force for Scotland's good – Brian Wilson

Members of the team at University of Edinburgh start-up REOptimize Systems, pictured before the Covid crisis. Picture: David Jensen
Members of the team at University of Edinburgh start-up REOptimize Systems, pictured before the Covid crisis. Picture: David Jensen

Former SSE boss among investors backing Edinburgh wind tech start-up

SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector, which includes onshore and offshore wind.
SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector, which includes onshore and offshore wind.

New SSE-backed award will recognise Scotland's 'most promising net zero project'

Climate activists got creative in their efforts to blockade Peterhead power station.
Climate activists got creative in their efforts to blockade Peterhead power station.

Activists blockade Peterhead power station

SSE will update on plans to invest as much as £7.5bn to cement its position as a leading renewable energy generator.
SSE will update on plans to invest as much as £7.5bn to cement its position as a leading renewable energy generator.

SSE to update on green powerhouse plans

Ian Marchant, who becomes chairman of Logan Energy, has more than 30 years of industry experience driving companies at the forefront of the private utility, power generation and clean energy markets.
Ian Marchant, who becomes chairman of Logan Energy, has more than 30 years of industry experience driving companies at the forefront of the private utility, power generation and clean energy markets.

Former SSE boss joins board of Edinburgh hydrogen pioneer with global ambitions

Brooks Koepka crouches as he lines up a putt on the practice green prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images.
Brooks Koepka crouches as he lines up a putt on the practice green prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images.

Brooks Koepka says his knee is 'still broken' heading into Masters

Brora's Martin MacLean celebrates his side's historic win over Hearts at full time. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)
Brora's Martin MacLean celebrates his side's historic win over Hearts at full time. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Part-time player talks about goal which knocked Hearts out of the cup

Scottish renewable generators are paying significantly more under the system that allocates charges for using the transmission network. Picture: AFP/Getty Images.
Scottish renewable generators are paying significantly more under the system that allocates charges for using the transmission network. Picture: AFP/Getty Images.

Scottish energy group urges reform to 'unfair' charges

SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector. Picture: John Devlin
SSE is one of the biggest players in the UK's renewables energy sector. Picture: John Devlin

Power giant SSE eyeing fresh disposal as profits and dividends stay on track

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon leaves the main chamber after her last First Minster's Questions in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
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