The Scottish Government has set out ambitions to decentralise the nation’s energy system, making it “localised”, “robust” and “more distributed”. Part of this involves encouraging communities to set up their own renewables schemes, generating green power and important income to support local people. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/ilona-amos-green-power-schemes-need-a-boost-1-4582308
We have been informed today that Lord Doherty’s Judgement will not be published on the Court of Session website as he simply gave oral reasons for his decision from the bench. He will not be producing a written decision to be issued. Court of Session Judgement – Community Windpower Ltd
The decision to invite Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson as a speaker at a green energy event has sparked a storm of online protest and derision by Scots renewable supporters. Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, has been booked by the Scottish Renewables trade association for its flagship awards event Read more…
Four renewables firms – including Scotland’s Natural Power – have joined forces to create a one-stop-shop maintenance and operations service for offshore wind farm operators. The joint wind-ustry initiative comes at a time when the O&M sector has emerged as a significant industry in its own right, accounting for approximately Read more…
Some of the key speakers – including Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland – have been confirmed at the Renewables After Brexit conference. This event is likely to be the keynote renewable energy conference of the year. It is being held in partnership with the Centre for Energy, Read more…
The entire world could be powered by one deep-sea wind farm stretching across the North Atlantic. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wind-farm-world-renewable-energy-green-deep-sea-india-electricity-power-north-atlantic-a7991326.html