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The Grangemouth refinery, Scotland’s only crude processing facility, is set to close in the second quarter of 2025, its owners confirmed on Thursday, as the refinery has been struggling to compete with the new complex facilities in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Grangemouth refinery, which was opened by …

The wind farm consists of 102 turbines, which are capable of producing enough renewable electricity to power more than 630,000 homes.

The energy company will develop two wind farms in South Lanarkshire, with the potential to power 100,000 Scottish homes with clean energy.

ScotWind is the next round of seabed leasing for offshore wind development off the Scottish coast – the organisations aim to develop large-scale projects which will enhance the Scottish supply chain and economy.

The new blades are 24% lighter than typical models, produce 9% more energy and reduce costs by 6.7%.

SSEN has identified five areas on the west coast that will benefit from smarter grid solutions.

The 1,400MW Project NorthConnect, which is partly owned by Swedish energy group Vattenfall, has been put on hold pending public consultation.

UK pension fund RPMI Railpen and GreenPower International to share stake of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm.

It is the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift entirely to wind generation.

They have formed a 50:50 joint venture for the project and will also explore the potential of thermal storage and other local heat sources.