Events over the past month in Ukraine have highlighted the dangers of depending too heavily on other countries, such as Russia, for our energy needs.As Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, “As long as the West is economically dependent on Putin he will do all he can to exploit that dependence. And that is why that dependence must – and will – now end.”Sign up to our daily newsletterThe i newsletter cut through the noiseThe Prime Minister has made clear the UK’s plan for addressing this reliance on others stating, “Renewables are the quickest and cheapest route to greater energy independence. We are going to double down on new wind power and greatly accelerate the rollout of new offshore farms.”Scottish energy development firm Intelligent Land Investments is working on large-scale pumped hydro storage projects, including Red John at Loch Ness and two other proposed…
Sustainable Scotland: Without energy storage the UK will miss net-zero targets and continue to rely on foreign imports for power, developer warns
