Scotland

  • Press Releases

    Cornwall Insight help Zenobē secure £147 million battery storage investment

    Cornwall Insight acted as an advisor for Zenobē in securing a £147 million project finance debt for its Kilmarnock South battery storage project. This 300MW/600MWh project marks a key point in Scotland’s renewable energy journey, promising to reduce the amount of wind farm curtailment and avoid CO2 emissions by 3.4...

  • Media Mentions

    Daily Express | Scottish policy

    James Brabben Wholesale Manager at Cornwall Insight was quoted in the Daily Express discussing renewable energy in Scotland. He explained there may be issues on the energy agenda Scottish politicians would like to control, but that might not be possible because policies are made elsewhere. Discussing the Contracts for Difference...

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    Electrical Reviews | Renewable pipeline across GB

    Research from Cornwall Insight showing London has suffered a small net decrease in renewable pipeline capacity, featured in Electrical Review. The region was the only one in the UK to see a net decrease, estimated to be around 5 MW. Commenting on the decrease Laura Woolsey, Analyst at Cornwall Insight...

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    Renews | Pipeline in Scotland

    Cornwall Insight's research showing Scotland has seen the largest increase in renewable pipeline capacity in the past year of all regions across Great Britain was highlighted in renews today. Central and southern Scotland and eastern England have seen the largest increase with 1003MW and 800MW of additional pipeline capacity added,...

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    Scotland sees the largest increase in renewable pipeline capacity

    According to Cornwall Insight's 'Renewables pipeline tracker', most regions across Great Britain (GB) showed a net increase in total pipeline capacity between April 2020 and March 2021. Displayed by distribution network operator (DNO) region for visualisation purposes and accounting for projects due to connect to the transmission network, Central and...

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    Scottish wind farms called upon in the Balancing Mechanism

    Management of wind resources is a critical tool for National Grid in dealing with system constraints, supply and demand imbalance and increasingly inertia*. Data from Cornwall Insight’s Balancing Mechanism (BM) Service highlights that wind was the first-most utilised renewable technology asked to turn down in the BM. Further analysis also...

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    Network charging could dampen renewables optimism in Northern Scotland

    Northern Scotland is home to a significant proportion of GB renewables, mainly onshore wind capacity. The region is likely to be a leader in new capacity developments too, with 800MW of Remote Island Wind (RIW) projects looking to develop in the Scottish Isles under the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme....

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    Energy tariff differences across Scotland

    The latest tariff data from Cornwall Insight – Pixie Energy’s parent company – reveals a considerable variation between energy tariffs in northern Scotland compared to that of southern Scotland. The graph below shows the cheapest available deals for three tariff types – fixed, standard variable (SV) and prepayment (PPM) –...

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    Cornwall Insight announces new Scottish Generation Forum at the All-Energy show

    Cornwall Insight, the pre-eminent provider of research, analysis, consultancy and training to the utilities markets, will be announcing the dates and format of its new Scottish Generation Forum at the All-Energy event in Glasgow on 15-16 May. The new Scottish Generation Forum, to be first hosted on 28th May in...

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    Pixie Energy comments on: Citizen Advice Scotland’s energy switching figures

    Pixie Energy looks further into the ‘huge variation’ in energy switching in Scotland. With figures* showing that residents of local authorities in the north of Scotland tending to switch energy supply far less frequently than elsewhere in Scotland. In fact, Pixie Energy’s research into these figures show that of the...