Adopting new technologies key to unlocking wind industry potential
Scotland, the windiest country in Europe, last year generated 78 per cent of all renewable electricity output from wind energy. On and offshore wind represents a crucial part of the…
Big changes in the pipeline for the energy industry
The journey to net zero presents huge challenges – and opportunities – for the North Sea oil and gas sector as well as the whole of the North East of…
The UK must supercharge homegrown offshore energy to deliver net zero and growth – before it is too late
Across the globe we are seeing energy policy at the top of public and political agendas. Much of the world is trying to answer the question: how do we successfully…
Landmark reforms set grounds for debate
The new Land Reform Bill being brought forward by the Scottish Government is seen as an important step forward in ensuring Scottish land is owned and used in the public…
Rewilding can boost profits as well as biodiversity
How does restoring over-grazed land back to wild meadow, or revitalising a largely ruined rainforest, turn into a profitable investment opportunity? The answer is not straightforward. For Dr Jeremy Leggett,…
Why seafood is becoming climate ‘smart’ comestible
As we pay more attention to the impact we have on the planet through the things we eat, seafood is increasingly seen as a positive choice. Carbon emissions vary depending on…
Space to grow
George Frier of Shepherd and Wedderburn assesses the challenges and opportunities of sustainability for the food and drink sector The food and drink sector is a key pillar of the…
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…
