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The poll found Scots would rather oil and gas came from the UK than from abroad (PA)
BusinessEconomyNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Most Scots want more North Sea oil and gas to meet energy needs, poll finds

More than seven in 10 Scots back drilling in the North Sea to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign imports, a survey has...

The Energy Skills Passport will help workers go from oil and gas to offshore wind (Big Partnership/PA)
EconomyLabourNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Pilot scheme to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables launches

Oil and gas workers looking to transition into careers in the renewables industry will be given greater support under a new pilot scheme...

The SNP said Scots face higher bills despite the country producing a disproportionate amount of energy (PA)
InfrastructureNewsPoliticsUtilities

UK’s Labour Party accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over pledge to cut energy bills

During the general election campaign, the party said it would reduce annual household power bills by £300 by 2030.

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin (Andrew Milligan/PA)
BusinessFuelHydrogenNews

Scottish Government releases plan to make Scotland key producer of hydrogen

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said hydrogen is one of Scotland’s “greatest industrial opportunities since oil and gas”.

Members of the Unite union march and rally at the Scottish Parliament in protest at Petroineos plans to close Grangemouth oil refinery.
EconomyFuelNewsOilPolitics

Unions demand action to prevent ‘corporate decapitation’ of Scotland’s Grangemouth refinery

The Scottish and UK governments have commissioned a study that will look at options for the long-term future of the site.

An elderly person's hand adjusts a home thermometer.
FuelLabourLegislationNews

Scottish government calls to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund

The fund, left out of this year’s budget, previously supported the most vulnerable households through winter.

Scotland became home to the first offshore floating wind farm in 2017 (PA)
BiodiversityElectricityEnvironmentIndigenousNewsResiliencyWind

Giant floating wind farms could destroy Scotland’s fishing industry, sector warns

The Scottish fishing industry warns that floating wind farms threaten its survival, urging government action to protect it.

A conceptual depiction of smoke emitting from multiple factory chimneys.
Carbon ManagementClimateElectricityNatural GasNewsSolarWind

Scottish government urged to reject plans for new gas-fired power station

Activists urge Scotland to reject a new gas power station in Peterhead, calling it 'climate-wrecking' and unnecessary.

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