Sector says £5bn energy profits levy will make investment in new projects and renewables more difficultRishi Sunak has asked Britain’s biggest banks to keep the money taps flowing to the oil and gas sector after slapping it with a windfall tax.In a bru…
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Scottish government in line for near-£700m payday after windfarm auction
Seabed permits given to 17 projects from companies including Scottish Power, Shell, BP and SSEThe Scottish government is in line for a windfall of almost £700m after the largest ever auction of the country’s seabed plots attracted bids from big oil and…
Read moreScottish auction for offshore windfarm permits expected to raise £860m
Crown Estate Scotland hopes amount of electricity generated in Scottish waters will double over next decadeScotland’s largest-ever auction of permits to construct offshore windfarms is expected to raise up to £860m when the results are announced on Mon…
Read moreLosing our marbles over Stonehenge | Brief letters
Judiciary | Queen’s leases | Travel plans | Ancient showroom | StonehengeDonald Trump’s acquittal in the US Senate (Report, 14 February) surely provides the best possible evidence for never allowing politicians to get involved in judicial decision-maki…
Read moreQueen’s property chief delays sale of Scottish seabed windfarm plots
Auction paused after runaway bids for leases in England and Wales hand windfalls to Queen and TreasuryThe Queen’s property manager in Scotland has delayed the auction of Scottish seabed plots for windfarms after runaway bids for leases in England and W…
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