Go to the ScottishPower home page Go to the ScottishPower home page
CustomersNetworksRenewablesIberdrola.com

Select Language:

Main menu

Press Releases

Search Press Releases

15/08/2019

Deputy Director for WWF Scotland, Dr Sam Gardner Joins Scott...

ScottishPower has announced the appointment of Former Deputy Director of WWF Scotland Dr Sam Gardner as Head of Climate Change and Sustainability. In the newly created role Dr Gardner will work across ScottishPower to develop and implement initiatives that will help the company deliver the transition to Net Zero.

12/08/2019

Iberdrola sells 40% of East Anglia One to GIG, the entire wi...

Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Green Investment Group (GIG), part of the Macquarie group, to sell a 40% share in East Anglia One (EAO), the offshore wind project that the company is building in the British North Sea.

24/07/2019

SP Energy Networks urges businesses to join Scotland's race ...

SP Energy Networks has revealed major plans to help cities, towns and rural communities across the country achieve ‘net zero’ following the Scottish Government revealing the world’s most ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2045 and new UK Government legislation to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050.

24/07/2019

Iberdrola / ScottishPower Q2 2019 Group Results

Iberdrola announces first-half results for 2019: posts net profit of €1.644 billion (+16.6%); invests a record €3 billion (+23%).

03/07/2019

SP Energy Networks submits Draft Transmission Grid Investmen...

After 12-months of extensive consultation, SP Energy Networks (SPEN) submit draft Business Plan outlining the critical role of central and southern Scotland transmission system in achieving net zero.

25/06/2019

ScottishPower Renewables celebrates first turbine being inst...

The successful installation of the first East Anglia ONE turbine represents a significant milestone for a project bringing an economic boost to the East of England and wider UK.

18/06/2019

Iberdrola Ireland launches with green energy tariffs for cus...

Iberdrola, a global leader in renewable energy, has announced the company’s entry in to the Republic of Ireland domestic energy market with Iberdrola Ireland.

12/06/2019

ScottishPower CEO responds to UK government's commitment to ...

Welcoming legislation to underpin Carbon Net Zero, Keith Anderson, CEO ScottishPower, said: "The UK now has a very clear commitment to reduce carbon emissions to net zero. In only 30 years' time we need a society that runs on a carbon neutral basis.

11/06/2019

Super battery plan to boost UK’s biggest onshore windfarm

The Scottish Government has approved ScottishPower plans for the UK’s largest windfarm, Whitelee, to have its own purpose built super battery on site, in what will be one of the biggest battery projects in the UK.

07/06/2019

Ten Years On: Whitelee Windfarm is 'National Success Story'

A decade on from the opening of the UK’s largest onshore windfarm, new research shows it has generated enough clean, green energy to provide almost 90% of total annual household electricity consumed by Scottish households and businesses.

31/05/2019

ScottishPower joins leading businesses to back the UK's clim...

Some of Britain’s biggest businesses have pledged their support for the UK's bid to host the 2020 UN 'Conference of the Parties' climate conference (COP26).

24/05/2019

Unexploded stash of 'Dads Army' grenades unearthed by power ...

Engineers working on upgrading the power network in Dumfries & Galloway made an unusual discovery this week when what turned out to be a stash of 70 unexploded Home Guard phosphorous grenades were unearthed during routine improvement works.

15/05/2019

ScottishPower pledges to make Glasgow UK’s first net zero ci...

ScottishPower, along with Glasgow City Council, today revealed a bold new vision to transform Glasgow into the UK’s first 'Net Zero' city.

01/05/2019

Thieves 'risking lives' in Livingston after substation targe...

ScottishPower is offering a £3,000 reward after thieves targeted an electricity substation in Livingston, destroying its sidewall and trashing its switchgear and power apparatus.

26/04/2019

ScottishPower Renewables seeks to 'power up' Barnesmore Wind...

ScottishPower Renewables is seeking to repower one of its existing windfarms north of Donegal Town, Co. Donegal, to ensure the delivery of clean green power for generations to come.

26/04/2019

Call to re-examine impact of network charging reforms on ren...

Investment in renewable energy to support UK decarbonisation targets may be undermined unless Ofgem’s proposed network charging reforms are reconsidered, an independent study by economic consultants Oxera has found.

25/04/2019

Iberdrola / ScottishPower Financial Results Q1 2019

As the UK's only integrated energy company to produce 100% green electricity, we completed the essential journey to decarbonise power generation in January.

16/04/2019

Demolition of Scotland's last coal-fired power station conti...

A further structure at Longannet, Scotland’s last coal-fired power station, has been successfully brought down in a controlled explosion.

27/03/2019

East Anglia TWO and ONE North - Consultation closes followin...

ScottishPower Renewables’ Phase 4 Consultation on its East Anglia TWO and ONE North Offshore Windfarms closed at midnight on the 26th March.

15/03/2019

Glasgow Science Centre and ScottishPower commit to training ...

A pilot project that launched last year to train Scottish teachers on climate change has been given the green light for a second year, after training more than 100 teachers.

Back to top

Footer