Green Energy

Currently, most of the world’s energy comes from the burning of coal, 
oil and gas – the ‘fossil fuels’. Nuclear energy also makes a big contribution. However, there have been increasing environmental concerns about the effects of these forms of energy generation. Such  anxieties have been the driving force behind the development of new  forms of commercial energy production, which minimise the production of  CO₂ – the gas most strongly associated with global warming.

Wind farms, marine energy, solar power, and geothermal energy all have 
a role to play in providing clean, green energy, as does biomass fuel. At present though, hydro generation remains the world’s leading source of renewable energy.

Meig Dam and Compensation Generating Station

SSE is the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy and believes that all electricity producers have a duty to minimise the carbon dioxide emitted as a result of the power they make. The company is working hard to reduce the amount of the gas it creates through its operations, and, by undertaking projects such as Glendoe Hydro Scheme, hopes to also inspire other organisations to deliver significant CO₂ savings.

Dundreggan Dam in Glen Moriston