Tag: gas
Power Scotland: Powering GB
By Russell Bruce
At 6.00 pm on Saturday 1st January Scotland generated 98.7% of its electricity requirement and was...
Is England running out of natural gas?
By Russell Bruce
In our series of articles on Power Scotland and the move to renewable energy we have...
It’s Scotland’s gas and a tale of two economic models
By Russell Bruce
Or it should be, because it is too wee, too poor, too stupid Scotland, subsidised by...
Boris Johnson: Economic illiterate
By Russell Bruce
Johnson has spoken and confirmed we are not all in it together but all on our...
How is the world doing using less fossil fuels?
By Russell Bruce
Not very well is the conclusion of the Newsnet team having looked at where and for...
Scottish households facing hike in bills due to energy gap in...
By Bob Duncan Scottish consumers are facing a hike in household energy bills after it emerged a shortfall south of the border means an...
Employment boom predicted for North Sea oil and gas sector
By Lynda Williamson The North East looks set for an employment boom according to analysis commissioned by OilandGasPeople.com, which foresees the creation of...
Unconventional Gas – Who are Dart Energy and is fracking on...
By Lynda Williamson and John Miller Chancellor George Osborne, in his Autumn Statement, announced the establishment of a single dedicated office for the...
North sea oil sector buoyant as firms invest in future
By Bob Duncan Scottish oil exploration firm, Cairn Oil, has revealed plans to drill up to 15 new wells in the North Sea,...
New Bill aims to help pensioners beat soaring winter heating costs
By a Newsnet reporter A Bill aimed at helping pensioners, who are not connected to the mains gas grid, meet soaring energy costs has...