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Renewables Confirmed As Scotlands Main Source Of Power

2015-12-22 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: New figures have shown Scotlands renewables industry is now the countrys principal source of electricity. The sector generated 49.7% of electricity in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available. The statistics have been hailed as a clear sign of how important renewables have become to our energy sector by industry body Scottish Renewables. Senior Policy Manager Joss Blamire said: These new figures confirm that in 2014 Scotland produced the equivalent of 49.7% of its electricity...

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Oil industry decline is main cause of falling Scottish retail sales, experts say

2015-12-20 17:27:55| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

A heavy fall in retail sales in Scotland in contrast to a rise in sales south of the border is mostly likely attributable to the fall in profitability of Scotland's important oil and gas industry, according to leading economists polled by the Sunday Herald. New figures published last week showed that the value of retail sales in Scotland in November was down sharply on a year earlier, in contrast to a rise in the UK as a whole.

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