April 2016

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

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/

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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

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

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

A special grout which cures to similar strength as steel has been applied to form a watertight seal at the base of the new 75 metre-high wind turbine at Lower Melville Wood landfill site in Fife, which it is estimated will create enough energy to power nearly 200 homes. Sika Read more

Transmission charges are critical to selling electricity generated in Scotland into the UK market. Until now, they have worked strongly in Scotland’s favour by not being fully reflective of actual costs – the exact opposite of the claims made by the current Scottish Government. I have never believed that it Read more