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Incase any of you didn't manage to pick up a copy of this weekends Sunday Herald (Dec 6th), there was an excellent (and rare) interview with the boss of Scottish and Southern Energy Ian Marchant. He details his role as the head of the Climate Change Business Delivery Group (CCBDG), a collaboration of eco-conscious Scottish Business leaders who lobby the government and his hopes for the future of energy supply in Scotland. SSE includes Scottish Hydro Electric, SWALEC and Southern Electric in its portfolio.

Amongst some of the best quotes from the interview are:

  • “When (Climate Change Minister) Stewart Stevenson came for our meeting, I presented him with a copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy and said, ‘Here we are. The answer to your conundrum on climate change is on p.187, which is where the answer to the universe – 42 – is revealed.”
  • “To crack renewable heat in the same scale as electricity is the real opportunity”
  • “To have a sustainable business in the long term, you have to be meeting society’s needs. Society does not need me to screw the planet"

Read the full interview here.

What do you think about the interview, are you impressed with what Mr Marchant has to say?

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:29:51 -0800 Glendoe Won't Be Up and Running Until 2011, Oh Dear http://scottishpower.posterous.com/glendoe-wont-be-up-and-running-until-2011-oh http://scottishpower.posterous.com/glendoe-wont-be-up-and-running-until-2011-oh

Not the best news to start this site off with but anyway, some things can't be helped. Scottish and Southern Energy has announced that its Glendoe hydro electricity scheme will not be producing any power at all until 2011. This is due to repair needing done on the August rockfall which blocked one of the main tunnels providing water to one of the turbines. On a slightly more positive note SSE has announced that it will be seeking planning permission for two new hydro electric power schemes at Coire Glas (Loch Lochy) and Balmacaan at Loch Ness - the first of their kind in Britain since 1974. We look forward to all of these hydro schemes getting up and running ASAP.

Read thre full story over at the BBC website.

Here's a video of what Glendoe will be like when it gets going!

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