@scotscientist.bsky.social - Scottish Scientist

25 Sep 2026 08:28 +0000

Congratulations. The Global Pumped Hydro Atlas rates the Sloy site at A, very good, for 15GWh - 18 hours duration @ 833 MW - so a far more powerful & costly upgrade could be invested in for development here. https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/map-of-pumped-hydro-schemes-in-scotland/ #pumpedhydro #sloy #sse #LDES #energystorage [contains quote post or other embedded content]

04 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000

Seriously, Kiwis? I turn my back and they are scamming you again? Onslow pumped hydro is WRONG for NZ's pumped hydro needs. WRONG island (south - NORTH needed) WRONG oversized (inter-year - INTRAWEEK only) WRONG underpowered (only 1GW - 3GW needed) #NZpol #NZenergy newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/31/b... https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/31/b..

13 Jul 2026 10:21 +0000

45° Cantilever Gravity Dam 🤯 https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/45-cantilever-gravity-dam/ #dam #dams #civilengineering #hydro #hydroelectricity #pumpedhydro

29 May 2026 07:10 +0000

I did apply for the job of Chief Executive Officer of Great British Energy. Are all those highly paid private consultants reading my renewable energy science blog to learn what they should be telling GB Energy?😏 #GBEnergy #GreatBritishEnergy #DESNZ https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/the-poodle-running-great-british-energy/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

16 May 2026 10:09 +0000

Don't conflate your units (GWh is energy but GW is power). BIGGAR's dirty half-dozen (<100GWh) are barely adequate for Scotland's pumped hydro needs. But >9100GWh would possible considering many more sites in Scotland. https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/map-of-pumped-hydro-schemes-in-scotland/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

13 May 2026 12:03 +0000

The WRONG pumped hydro - Onslow - is "Kumbaya mash" because the pumped hydro NZ actually needs is * on the North Island * 3 GW - triple the power of Onslow * 30 GWh - intra-week storage only, no need for Onslow 5000GWh inter-year. https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2023/04/12/new-zealands-battery-project-onslow-pumped-hydro-is-too-big-too-expensive-and-too-stupid/ #NZpol [contains quote post or other embedded content]

28 Jan 2026 14:46 +0000

Andrew Blakers of Australian National University. “If you want serious storage, you want pumped hydro,” he says .. the UK, for one, is currently “not serious” about pumped hydro and won’t be until it constructs a 500 GWh system at Loch Ness in Scotland. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

19 Oct 2025 09:19 +0000

When Kate Forbes leaves us, she’ll take away the better part of the Scottish Government. Here's why China’s Big Wind is welcome to Scotland https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/chinas-big-wind-is-welcome-to-scotland/ #ScottishGovernment #SNP #ScottishParliament #ScottishEconomy #Holyrood #ScottishEnergy #LetsDoNetZero #Scots [contains quote post or other embedded content]

14 Oct 2025 08:33 +0000

China’s Big Wind is welcome to Scotland https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/chinas-big-wind-is-welcome-to-scotland/ #MingYang #ScotWind #Ardersier #China #Scotland #KateForbes [contains quote post or other embedded content]

10 Jul 2025 15:22 +0000

LinkedIn are freezing my "Scottish Scientist" account out because they don't like anonymous profiles, which I need.😒 X is restrictive for any free accounts and I won't pay.🙄 So here I am, to offer my free renewable energy science advice, you lucky BlueSky people! 😀