'The size of the prize' — economic summit hears renewables could be Dundee's 'North Sea oil' moment
The £1bn regeneration of Dundee's waterfront and the economic pulling power of the V&A museum is expected to create up to 10,000 jobs for the region. (...)
Dundee Solar Cities facing crisis after failing to secure new support from Scottish Climate Challenge Fund
A ground-breaking Dundee solar energy project faces a desperate battle for survival after the Scottish Government axed its funding. (...)
Campaigners celebrate Clatto Hill windfarm refusals — and get ready to fight any appeals
Anti-windfarm campaigners are celebrating after controversial Fife proposals were thrown out. (...)
Forth Energy insists biomass plant would be in keeping with 'low carbon' zone
The proposed Dundee harbour biomass plant will not be affected by the Scottish Government's designation of the port as an enterprise area for low carbon and renewables development. (...)
Murroes and Tealing meetings let public gauge Dodd Hill windfarm plans
Murroes residents have been given a preview of plans for a windfarm on the border of Angus and Dundee. (...)
West Coast Energy opens Dodd Hill windfarm consultation
Windfarm developers will today stage the first of two public exhibitions over their plans for a five-turbine Sidlaws scheme. (...)
Fife firm Burcote Wind targets renewable energy opportunities
An ambitious Fife renewable energy company this week revealed plans to pursue consents for 10 major windfarm developments collectively valued at more than £1 billion. (...)
VisitScotland supports 'sensitive' approach to windfarms
Scotland's national tourism organisation, VisitScotland, says it is not against the principle of windfarm development — despite fears from US billionaire Donald Trump that wind turbines will ''destroy landscapes'' and will be ''seriously detrimental to Scotland's fantastic tourism industry''. (...)
Green Investment Bank HQ decision seen as major boost for Scotland's renewable energy ambitions
Scotland's burgeoning renewable energy sector has been given a major boost with the news that the new Green Investment Bank will have its headquarters in Edinburgh. (...)
Donald Trump to use Holyrood windfarm visit to 'help Scotland save itself from this madness'
US tycoon Donald Trump is set to visit the Scottish Parliament to air his views on windfarms. (...)
Cameron Community Council chairman urges others to put windfarms under the microscope
The chairman of the organisation behind a high-profile windfarm debate in Fife last week has urged others to follow its lead. (...)
MEP accused of using St Andrews windfarm debate for 'political diatribe'
A Fife SNP councillor has accused a Conservative MEP of turning a windfarm debate at St Andrews into a ''Tory tub-thumping contest''. (...)
Donald Trump steps up windfarm fight by backing community protesters
Plans by US tycoon Donald Trump to bankroll an anti-windfarm campaign have been branded ''deeply depressing''. (...)
Forth Energy claims Dundee's strategic plan could restrict city's renewable energy potential
The company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has demanded changes to the region's strategic plan. (...)
Trump team expected to attend Cameron Community Council's debate on Scotland's renewable energy plans
Senior members of Donald Trump's New York team are expected to take part in a major debate on windfarm developments in Fife next week. (...)
Minister to claim Scotland's renewable energy ambitions best served as part of UK
Scotland's renewable energy potential can best be unlocked as part of the United Kingdom, the energy minister will claim today. (...)
Plans lodged for energy plant at Perthshire farm
Plans to create a renewable energy plant to power more than 1,000 houses have been lodged with Perth and Kinross Council. (...)
Forth Ports denies Leith move is a blow for Dundee's renewable energy hopes
The chief executive of Forth Ports has denied favouring Edinburgh over Dundee as its major offshore renewables manufacturing hub in the east of Scotland. (...)
Authorities urged to ensure Fife workforce is ready to reap benefits of Samsung investment
Labour politicians have called for assurances Fife workers will benefit from Samsung's jobs windfall. (...)
Nathro Hill exhibitions give public chance to respond to plans for biggest windfarm in Angus
Residents have been given the chance to see a windfarm developer's plans for a north Angus site. (...)