All posts by Peter Lux

SNP Energy Secretary Gillian Martin admits she has “questions” over estimated job figures for GB Energy’s new Aberdeen HQ. The Aberdeenshire East MSP is in talks with the UK Government over the GB Energy Bill, which will establish a new …

Following media reports that the Labour-led Government is likely not to go ahead with a 2035 ban on sales of gas-fired boilers to homes, clean energy organisations are urging Ministers to reconsider. The ban was first promised under Boris Johnson’s …

The National Energy Systems Operator (NESO) has today confirmed 2024 saw a flurry of clean power records toppled, as renewables extended their dominance of the electricity mix. The newly nationalised agency published an update showing that increased wind generation helped …

A hoard of over 300 mint-condition silver coins has been found near the site of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station. The site’s archaeology partner, Oxford Cotswold Archaeology, discovered the lead and cloth package containing the 321 coins which …

THE current devolution settlement is preventing the Scottish Government from being able to set up its own publicly owned energy company, according to an SNP minister. Back in October 2017, then first minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged to the SNP conference …

The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities fear the siting of a Geological Disposal Facility in the South Copeland Search Area could lead to irrecoverable damage to the tourist economy and the loss of many local jobs. Local campaigners in Millom …

Vard, in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and other industry stakeholders, will evaluate fourth-generation nuclear reactor technologies for their application in commercial maritime operations as part of the NuProShip I project. The project has conducted a …

University of Cumbria’s central role in new £4.9 million nuclear robotics and AI cluster. University of Cumbria is part of a consortium with UK Atomic Energy Authority, University of Oxford and University of Manchester to develop a new nuclear robotics …

‘Out-of-touch’ SNP admit nuclear power IS beneficial to Scotland but remain opposed to it. The Scottish Government is firmly against the building of new nuclear power stations in Scotland despite the possibility of them bringing down energy bills for Scots, …

A hoard of coins dating back to the 11th century has been found at the site of a future nuclear power station. Oxford Cotswold Archaeology discovered a cloth package containing 321 silver coins in mint condition during excavations at Sizewell …