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Robin Rigg Windfarm, Solway Firth
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Robin Rigg Windfarm in the Solway Firth seen from Southerness, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Housing estate in Fairlie with solar PV panels
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North Ayrshire - Largs, Fairlie and Hunterston
Solar PV panels on the roofs on a new housing estate in Fairlie, with Largs marina in the background, taken by David Palmar
08 February 2020
EMEC tidal turbine, Eday, Orkney
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Orkney - Eday
Tidal power turbine test site off Eday, part of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), with Wideford Hill on the Orkney mainland behind it. When lowered into the water, the turbine will produce tidal electricity - the most predictable form of renewable energy.
15 July 2015
Air source heat pumps at Logan Botanic Garden, Galloway
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Galloway - Logan Botanic Garden
Renewable energy - air source heat pumps at Logan Botanic Garden, Galloway
13 April 2019
Renewable energy sign and glasshouse at Logan Botanic Garden, Galloway
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Galloway - Logan Botanic Garden
Renewable energy sign and glasshouse at Logan Botanic Garden, Galloway
13 April 2019
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire
Blacklaw II wind farm, South Lanarkshire
28 March 2019
House in Glasgow with solar panels in the snow
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Glasgow - Buildings and Scenery
House in Glasgow with solar panels, not generating any energy that day because they are covered in snow. This illustrates that the generation of renewable energy is at the mercy of weather conditions.
17 January 2016
Eigg electricity backup batteries
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Eigg - Galmisdale and the Sgurr
Eigg electricity backup batteries allow the power supply to be evened out when the wind isn't blowing, the sun isn't shining or there isn't enough water for the hydro stations. AS a last resort there are the infrequently used backup diesel generators.
