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ScottishPower Energy Prices 1 September 2008 29 August 2008 Today, ScottishPower was forced to follow other energy providers and become one of the last major suppliers to announce new energy prices for domestic customers. The announcement is a direct result of continued increases to input costs of coal and wholesale gas.
ScottishPower commits to hydro-electric – £20m two-year investment planned 19 August 2008 ScottishPower has announced a Ł20m two-year investment programme to upgrade equipment at its three hydro-electric plants in Scotland in order to safeguard their operation for at least the next 25 years.
ScottishPower plans a £12m investment in Wishaw 15 August 2008 ScottishPower is investing Ł12 million in a major project to upgrade underground power cables in the Wishaw area. The cables run from the main grid substation at Gowkthrapple to the original Ravenscraig site, where they once provided supplies to the steel works. Predominantly the cables now provide supply for industrial customers at Dalziel Steel Works and BOC Gases, but also provide added security to the local area network.
Des Browne MP cuts first turf at multi-million pound windfarm visitor centre at Whitelee 11 August 2008 Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, joined ScottishPower Renewables employees at a turf cutting ceremony today to mark the start of construction on a multi-million pound state-of-the-art visitor and learning centre at Whitelee Windfarm, near Glasgow.
Iberdrola Raises First Half 2008 Profit By 78% To €1,959 Million, Driven By New Businesses And International 24 July 2008 IBERDROLA’s focus on new business, especially renewable energy, as well as on international expansion, which have combined to position the Company among the largest energy groups in the world, bore fruit in the first half of 2008.
Iberdrola Renovables Quadruples Net Profit In First Half To €194.2 Million 23 July 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES recorded a net profit of €194.2 million in the first half of 2008, multiplying that of the same period last year by four (+325%) and surpassing estimated figures announced at the recent General Sharehlders Meeting. The Company has consolidated its leadership of the world wind energy sector* and taken important steps towards meeting the objectives of the 2008-12 Strategic Plan.
ScottishPower Completes Work On Two Major Sub Stations To Boost Transmission Of Renewable Energy Across UK 21 July 2008 ScottishPower has completed a major Ł84m project to commission two new 400kV primary sub stations in South Lanarkshire at Coalburn and Elvanfoot. Both sub stations have recently come on-line and will now play an integral role in the transmission of renewable energy produced in Scotland across the rest of the UK.
ScottishPower Announce Sponsorship Of Ground-Breaking Drama Project For Young People Who Stammer 9 July 2008 TAG is delighted to announce a crucial sponsorship deal with ScottishPower. ScottishPower will provide TAG with Ł9000 towards a ground-breaking project called Outspoken, run in association with the British Stammering Association (BSA), Scotland. Outspoken will provide essential confidence-boosting drama sessions for young people who stammer.
East Kilbride Is Hands On When It Comes To Fuel Poverty 8 July 2008 A TEAM of volunteers from East Kilbride who offered their assistance to a local charity have successfully passed a training course, which will enable them to help disadvantaged neighbours.
One Stop Shop Makes Life Easier For Fuel Poor Broomhouse Residents 8 July 2008 ALMOST 500 underprivileged people in the Broomhouse and North Sighthill area have taken advantage of a new service to help alleviate fuel poverty.
ScottishPower Announces Major Coal Contract With Scottish Coal 3 July 2008 ScottishPower announced today that it has secured a five-year agreement with Scottish Coal in a deal that is the largest ever coal supply contract in Scotland.
ScottishPower Consortium Qualifies For Government's Carbon Capture And Storage Competition 1 July 2008 A consortium led by ScottishPower, part of the Iberdrola Group, has qualified as an entrant to the UK Government’s Competition to develop the UK’s first commercial scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform will now be considering four project bids, down from an initial list of nine.
Minister For Energy And Tourism, Jim Mather MSP, Visits Longannet Power Station 27 June 2008 Jim Mather MSP, Minister for Energy and Tourism, carried out an official visit to Longannet Power Station on Tuesday 24 June. Mr Mather was shown the inner workings of the station, situated in Kincardine-on-Forth, by ScottishPower engineering manager Alan Wilson.
ScottishPower Chief Executive Invites Fuel Charities to Put Forward Ideas on Best Ways to Help Vulnerable Customers 27 June 2008 Speaking at the Energy Action Scotland Silver Jubilee Lunch today (Friday 27 June), ScottishPower Chief Executive Nick Horler took the unique step of asking for direct input from fuel charities to help decide the most effective ways that the energy company can spend its increased commitment to help vulnerable customers in Scotland.
Iberdrola Renovables Expects To Invest €18.8 Billion And Achieve Net Profit Of €1 Billion In 2012 26 June 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES’ Strategic Plan for 2008-2012, to be presented today at the first General Shareholders Meeting since its stock market listing, envisages investments of €18.8 billion during the period to achieve a net profit of approximately €1 billion in 2012.
"Ignacio Galán: Iberdrola Renovables Is In The Right Place At The Right Time" 26 June 2008 “IBERDROLA RENOVABLES is a business enterprise in the right place and at the right time”, Chairman Ignacio Galán said this morning in an address to the Company’s first General Shareholders Meeting after its recent stock market listing, held at the Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I in Madrid.
ScottishPower Renewables Welcomes Government Renewable Energy Strategy 26 June 2008 ScottishPower Renewables today welcomed the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy announced by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
ScottishPower Renewables Gains Consent For £200 Million Windfarm 25 June 2008 ScottishPower Renewables was today granted final planning consent for one of Scotland’s largest on-shore windfarm developments - the 180MW Arecleoch project near Barrhill, South Ayrshire.
ScottishPower Receives Payroll Giving Quality Mark Silver Award 23 June 2008 In recognition of the success of its ‘Give as you Earn’ scheme, ScottishPower has recently been awarded with a Payroll Giving Quality Mark Silver Award. The company was notified of its award in a letter from Phil Hope MP, Minister for the Third Sector.
Iberdrola Receives The Edison Award For Its Management System Of R+D 18 June 2008 The Company plans to invest €225 million in R+D between 2008 and 2010, according to its Strategic Plan 2008-2010
ScottishPower And The University Of Strathclyde Form Research Partnership 16 June 2008 ScottishPower and the University of Strathclyde have joined forces to provide an Advanced Research Centre (SPARC) at the University, which aims to put ScottishPower at the forefront of new developments and technologies in its energy networks business.
Thousands Flock To Black Law Windfarm Open Day 16 June 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist Chris Hoy was joined by over 2,500 keen visitors who attended a family-themed open day at Black Law Windfarm on Sunday (15 June). The free event was organised as part of the British Wind Energy Association’s wind weekend, with more than 20 windfarms across the UK opening their doors to members of the public.
Iberdrola Renovables And Gamesa Sign Wind Sector's Largest Ever Transaction 13 June 2008 The Company has consolidated its world leadership* in the wind power sector, with 8,164 MW** installed at the close of the first quarter of 2008
ScottishPower Announces New Executive Structure And Appoints New Chief Executive 10 June 2008 Iberdrola Chairman and Chief Executive, Ignacio Galán, announced the creation of a new ScottishPower Executive Committee of the Board including José Luis del Valle as Vice-Chairman and the appointment of a new ScottishPower Chief Executive, Nick Horler.
ScottishPower Renewables comments on the Crown Estate’s offshore wind power development 5 June 2008 ScottishPower Renewables welcomes the Crown Estate's announcement that new sites will be made available for the development of offshore wind power. This is a positive step towards meeting EU and Government targets to increase output from renewable resources over the coming years. We also welcome the fact that the Government has stated that it intends to look at removing possible barriers to development, such as grid access and infrastructure issues, as it is hugely important that potential developers are fully confident in being able to commit significant levels of investment to deliver these projects.
Green Energy Trust Celebrates 10th Anniversary on World Environment Day 2 June 2008 ANCIENT stables which Mary Queen of Scots once visited will play host to the 10th anniversary celebrations of the ScottishPower Green Energy Trust on Thursday.
ScottishPower retains platinum status in Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index 2007 25 May 2008 ScottishPower has achieved platinum status in Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index 2007 – the second year in a row it has been awarded the highest accolade and the first year since its successful integration with Iberdrola. The index is widely regarded as the UK’s leading benchmark of responsible business and assesses the extent to which corporate strategy is integrated into business practice throughout an organisation.
Iberdrola, S.A. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) To Explore Co-investment Opportunities 25 May 2008 Both companies will explore co-investment and development opportunities
in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America
First Turbines Complete At Greenknowes in Perthshire 20 May 2008 ScottishPower Renewables has completed the erection of their first wind turbines in Perthshire, just south of Auchterarder.
Scottish Seabird Centre Receives Funding Boost From ScottishPower 15 May 2008 The award-winning Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick has further boosted its environmental credentials thanks to a Ł12,500 grant from the ScottishPower Green Energy Trust.
ScottishPower Fleet Business Clinches Top Safety Award 15 May 2008 ScottishPower Fleet Business has been presented with RoSPA’s (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) top award for managing occupational road risk (MORR).
Success for ScottishPower at CIR Business Continuity Awards 14 May 2008 ScottishPower received two nominations and scooped one award at the prestigious Continuity Insurance and Risk (CIR) Business Continuity Awards held in London last week (8th May). The awards, now in their 10th year, acknowledge excellence in the areas of Business Continuity and Operational Risk Management.
Secretary of State for Scotland, Des Browne MP, visits Cruachan Power Station 12 May 2008 The Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, visited Cruachan Power Station in Argyll on Friday afternoon (9th May). Mr Browne was shown the inner workings of the reversible pumped-storage operation by John Campbell, Director of Energy Wholesale at ScottishPower and Bob Wales, station manager at Cruachan.
Iberdrola Renovables Signs Turbine Contract With General Electric 9 May 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has signed a contract with General Electric for the supply of turbines with a total capacity of 300 megawatts (MW). The total investment related to development of this wind capacity will total approximately €430 million.
Application Submitted For Llandinam Windfarm Repowering 8 May 2008 ScottishPower Renewables and partner Eurus Energy, trading as CeltPower Ltd, are seeking to re-energise one of the UK’s oldest windfarms in Powys, mid-Wales, in a project that will treble the output of clean, green energy produced by the site - once the largest in Europe when it was originally built in 1992.
Green Energy is a piece of cake for ScottishPower! 6 May 2008 ScottishPower is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its environmental charity The Green Energy Trust.
Funding For Ayr Lochside Residents To Help Cut Costs And Stay Cosy 28 April 2008 A PROJECT set up to help residents in Ayr Lochside who are living in fuel poverty was officially launched at the weekend.
186-tonne generator on the move 28 April 2008 Longannet Power Station, owned and operated by ScottishPower, bid bon-voyage to one of its 186-tonne electrical generators on Sunday night (27 April) as it began a carefully plotted journey over land and sea to Stafford in England where it will undergo maintenance.
ScottishPower Renewables Submits Plans To Extend Europe's Largest On-Shore Windfarm 25 April 2008 ScottishPower Renewables has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government for an extension of Whitelee Windfarm on Eaglesham Moor by a further 36 turbines - developing the site beyond the 140 turbines that are currently being constructed as part of Europe’s largest on-shore windfarm project.
Second Queen’s Award for ScotAsh, the green construction products company 23 April 2008 ScotAsh Limited, the green construction products company based at Kincardine-on-Forth, is to receive its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in three years.
Iberdrola 1st Quarter Net Profit Rose 162% To €1,204 Million 21 April 2008 Asset sales carried out under the 2008-10 Strategic Plan realized capital gains in excess of initial estimates
Iberdrola Renovables Generates Net Profit Of €126.4 Million (Up 170%) In The First Quarter, More Than For All Of 2007 18 April 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES generated net profit of €126.4 million in 1Q08, up 170% year-on-year, and higher than net profit for all of 2007.
ScottishPower Energy Retail Scoops A Hat-trick Of Awards At The IQPC Process Excellence Awards 18 April 2008 ScottishPower Energy Retail enjoyed a hugely successful evening at the ninth annual International IQPC Process Excellence Awards in London last night (Thursday 17 April), winning three out of the seven award categories.
Iberdrola Multiplies Q1 Profit By 2.6 Buoyed By ScottishPower Integration, Strong Performance Of Renewables And Planned Asset Sales 17 April 2008 IBERDROLA multiplied profit in the first quarter of 2008 by 2.6 thanks to the integration of ScottishPower and to improved performance in renewable energy, Chairman Ignacio Galán will announce during the Company’s AGM in Bilbao today. Detailed results will be announced on April 21.
ScottishPower Seeking Permission To Demolish Disused Site At Townhill 11 April 2008 ScottishPower is seeking permission to demolish the remaining buildings at the disused Townhill Power Station in Dunfermline, paving the way for potential future development at the site, which has been subject to graffiti and vandalism in recent years.
ScottishPower Renewables Unveils Plans For UK's First Onshore Renewable Energy Visitor Centre 7 April 2008 ScottishPower Renewables today unveiled plans for a multi-million pound state-of-the-art Visitor and Learning Centre at Whitelee Windfarm which, when completed, will be Europe’s largest onshore windfarm, generating an output of 322 MW from 140 turbines – enough clean green energy for the equivalent of over 180,000 homes.
ScottishPower Upgrades Kelso-Heiton Power Line 2 April 2008 ScottishPower has completed a substantial half-a-million pounds project to rebuild the 13km Kelso-Heiton power line in the Scottish Borders, as well as building a new spur line to serve the community of Springwood Village, near Kelso.
ScottishPower joins forces with Local Authorities to scrub out Graffiti 1 April 2008 ScottishPower has joined forces with a number of local authorities in Scotland to help tackle the scourge of graffiti and tagging on ScottishPower property. A pilot scheme has been in operation with Fife Council, East Renfrewshire Council and East Dunbartonshire Council since August last year, aimed at reducing the response time to attend to vandalised sites.
ScottishPower Pipe Band to open the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh 26 March 2008 The award-winning ScottishPower Pipe Band has been invited to perform at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh on Sunday 30 March.
ScottishPower Renewables on the Lookout for Easter Bunnies 25 March 2008 ScottishPower Renewables is desperately seeking to reintroduce a population of mountain hares at its Beinn an Tuirc windfarm site in Argyll & Bute – so much so that it is offering local estates a bounty of around Ł30 for every hare it can provide.
ScottishPower And Forestry Commission Work Together 20 March 2008 ScottishPower joined forces this week with the Forestry Commission to help safeguard a potential bat habitat in Glentress near Peebles, at the same time as completing essential maintenance work on a number of mature oak and sycamore trees.
ScottishPower Tree Management Programme Paying Dividends 18 March 2008 In a winter of frequent storms and high winds across the country, ScottishPower has announced that its Ł4m annual investment in tree management is starting to pay dividends, citing on average a 90% reduction in the instances of tree related power disruption in the areas that have been targeted over the past five years.
ScottishPower Response To Fuel Poverty Measures Announced In The 2008 Budget Report 14 March 2008 ScottishPower has been engaged in discussions with the UK Government regarding the issue of fuel poverty. The company looks forward to taking part in further discussions with the Government to consider measures that can help to tackle this very important issue, and to build on ScottishPower’s commitment in this area.
ScottishPower Welcomes Government Support For Coal Generation 13 March 2008 Commenting on BERR Secretary of State John Hutton’s speech at the Future of Utilities Conference Jose Luis del Valle, ScottishPower’s Chief Executive, said:
Cross Country Action In Irvine 12 March 2008 BEACH Park Irvine was the venue for the 30th ScottishPower Secondary Cross Country Championships last weekend (8th March).
ScottishPower Customers Re-Connected Within Minutes 7 March 2008 A NEW ScottishPower remote control system is making sure that customers who suffer loss of power due to a fault are re-connected within minutes.
ScottishPower Initiative Keeps Customers in South Lanarkshire Connected 29 February 2008 A sophisticated remote control system is set to ensure that ScottishPower customers enjoy a better quality of power supply.
Glass Act At Cockenzie 22 February 2008 Reinforced glass panelling has brought a new look to Cockenzie Power Station, as well as improving safety and efficiency.
Scottish Power £1.4 Million Investment In The Borders 21 February 2008 ScottishPower has invested Ł1.4 million to upgrade the electricity network between Hawick and Morebattle in the Scottish Borders.
Iberdrola Renovables Records 2007 Net Profit Of €117.5 Million With Gross Operating Profit Up 1.3% 20 February 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES recorded a 2007 net profit of €117.5 million, down 38% on the previous year, and a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of €564 million, a rise of 1.3% on 2006. Revenues rose 37% to €953 million and EBIT declined 7.3% to €347 million. Results were adversely affected by a fall in wholesale prices in Spain and by lower wind power output during the fourth quarter in this country.
Iberdrola Ends Stellar Year With Net Profit Of €2,353.7 Million (+41.8%) 20 February 2008 Ends 2007 as world’s 4th largest electricity company by market capitalization (nearly €51.3 billion) and close to €28 billion in shareholder funds.
New Turbines For Cornish Windfarm 19 February 2008 One of the UK’s oldest windfarms could be set for an overhaul under new proposals being revealed by ScottishPower Renewables today.
Prevention of Fuel Poverty is top of the Agenda for Ayr Lochside Residents 15 February 2008 THOUSANDS of vulnerable households in Ayr Lochside are to benefit from a grant of Ł100,000 to help keep homes warm and save money.
Homeless People in Greenock Given Funding to Wrap Up and Keep Warm this Winter 15 February 2008 STARTER Packs Inverclyde has been given over Ł13,000 to help local homeless people stay warm this winter.
Solar Energy Powers Colston’s Girls’ School’s Future 15 February 2008 One of Bristol’s leading schools is powering into the future with the help of new solar panels partly funded by the ScottishPower Green Energy Trust.
Scottishpower First Company to Hit Government Energy Efficiency Target 15 February 2008 ScottishPower is the first company to have achieved the government’s challenging Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) targets.
Scottishpower Upgrade Electricity Network from Stranraer to Barrhill 15 February 2008 ScottishPower is currently upgrading the electricity network between Stranraer and Barrhill.
Iberdrola Renovables Acquires Rights Over A 1,600 MW Portfolio Of Wind Projects In Romania 13 February 2008 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has signed a contract with Eolica Dobrogea (Schweiz) AG, a company belonging to the Swiss engineering group NEK and the Romanian company Rokura, to acquire a portfolio of approximately 50 wind projects totalling around 1,600 megawatts (MW), located in the Dobrogea region in eastern Romania. The price may be between 200 and 300 million euros, depending on the sites eventually acquired.
ScottishPower Starts One of the Longest Under-Sea Cabling Project in the UK 8 February 2008 ScottishPower has started work on an ambitious project to secure the electricity network between Aberdyfi and Aberystwyth. The project will replace two 1.5km cable circuits under the Dovey Estuary from Ynyslas beach to Aberdyfi Golf Club and will be one of the longest under-sea cabling project in the UK.
Soaring Coal and Gas Costs Force ScottishPower to Announce New Energy Prices 1 February 2008 ScottishPower was today forced to follow other energy providers and announce new energy prices for domestic customers as a result of continued increases to input costs, including coal and wholesale gas. By January this year the cost of coal, a key input for ScottishPower, had risen by 97% and wholesale gas prices had risen by 83% compared to February 2007.
ScottishPower Appoints New Advisory Board 6 December 2007 Following the successful integration with Iberdrola, ScottishPower today in Edinburgh held the inaugural meeting of its new Advisory Board, made up largely of prominent Scottish public figures. Also present at today’s meeting were the Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP MSP, First Minister of Scotland, and Ignacio Galán, Chairman of Iberdrola and ScottishPower.
Iberdrola Renewables Buys 50% Of Societa Energie Rinnovabili To Develop 350 MW Of Wind Power In Italy 2 November 2007 IBERDROLA Renewables has completed the acquisition of 50% of Societa Energie Rinnovabili, S.p.A. (SER), a joint venture with Italian energy group API Holding, through its API Nova Energia subsidiary, to develop, build and operate 350 MW of wind power in Italy over the next few years.
First Turbines Arrive At Whitelee Windfarm - Another Major Milestone 2 November 2007 ScottishPower Renewables’ construction of Europe’s biggest windfarm has reached another major milestone, with the delivery of the first wind turbines to the site.
Iberdrola Announces Record 9-Month Profit Of €1,613 Million, +30.5% 24 October 2007 Iberdrola Announces Record 9-Month Profit Of €1,613 Million, +30.5%
Iberdrola Projects Investment Programme Of €24 Bln, Net Profit Of More Than €3.5 Billion In 2010 24 October 2007 With the friendly acquisition of ScottishPower completed and that of Energy East initiated, the Company enters a consolidation phase in its international expansion with the Atlantic Area as its main point of reference
This week IBERDROLA topped ‘Climate Leadership Index’ for its response to climate change 28 September 2007 IBERDROLA was singled out as the world’s utility with the best strategy for combating climate change by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Scottish Government Planning Approval For World's Largest Generating Capacity Wavefarm 28 September 2007 ScottishPower was today granted planning permission by the Scottish Government for the world’s largest generating capacity wave farm - announced by First Minister Alex Salmond at the opening of the new European Tidal Test Centre in Orkney.
Scottishpower Renewables Opens Wether Hill Windfarm 28 September 2007 ScottishPower Renewables Director, Keith Anderson, today joined pupils from Carsphairn and Moniavie Primary Schools to officially open ScottishPower Renewables’ newest windfarm in Wether Hill.
Iberdrola Board Gives Go-Ahead For Four for One Share Split 26 September 2007 The Board of Directors of Iberdrola, at its meeting held today in Bilbao, has approved the implementation of a four for one split, reducing the nominal value of each share from 3 euros to 0.75 euros.
Iberdrola Agrees To Buy Oregon Cogeneration Unit For €209 Million 13 September 2007 IBERDROLA, through its U.S. subsidiary PPM Energy, has signed an agreement with the city of Klamath Falls in southern Oregon to buy its 506 MW cogeneration plant for €209 million ($290 million).
First Major Wind Project Approved By New Scottish Government 10 September 2007 ScottishPower was today granted final planning consent by the new Scottish Government for Harestanes windfarm, a project of up to 213 MW capacity in Dumfries and Galloway. The Ł200 million, 71 turbine project will provide enough green energy for approximately 120,000 homes.
Excellent Progress For Europe's Largest Windfarm 7 September 2007 A year into construction, Whitelee - Europe’s largest windfarm, is well on schedule with the first turbine due to arrive on site in November.

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