Whitelee Case Update – DPEA
*Case Update 11 April 2016* The reporters are finalising their report to Ministers and now expect to submit their report by the end of April 2016.
MPs to ask Scientific Alliance and Scotland Against Spin whether Scotland can rely on renewables for a secure energy supply – Scottish Energy News
MPs on the Westminster parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee are due to continue their inquiry into renewable energy on renewable energy in Scotland by hearing from representatives of industry and energy, including the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, Renewable Energy Foundation, Scientific Alliance Scotland and Scotland Against Spin. This week Read more
Renewable investment in UK ‘difficult due to policy changes’/Energy Live News
Investing in renewable projects in the UK is very difficult due to policy changes. http://www.energylivenews.com/2016/04/12/renewable-investment-in-uk-difficult-due-to-policy-changes/
Public Notices – Herald
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (Kowl) Electricity Act 1989 Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000 (AS AMENDED) MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010 MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007 | (AS AMENDED) Notice is Read more
Windfarm developer hopes to get out of deal to build homes in north-east town – Press and Journal
by Jamie Ross A north-east windfarm developer has asked the Scottish Government to release him from an agreement to fund affordable homes in Turriff. James Norrie, who won planning permission to install three turbines at Cairnhill, near Turriff in 2014, applied to Aberdeenshire Council earlier this year to get out Read more
Viking Energy heads back to court – Shetland News
Shetland wind farm developer Viking Energy has applied to the Scottish Land Court to approve its scheme to compensate around 300 crofters affected by its plans to build 103 turbines on a large part of Shetland’s central mainland. Four years after planning consent was granted for the £700 million development, Read more
Renewables continue to grow share of UK power generation – Scottish Energy News
During the first three months of 2016, the share of the country’s power generated by renewable sources continued to grow, with the combined output from wind, solar, hydro and biomass registering the second highest level of electricity production behind gas. The figures are included in the latest quarterly market report* Read more