Showdown talks are due to take place between energy bosses and Moray fishermen who claim to have had equipment destroyed in “creel wars”. Moray Firth fishermen hit out at compensation offer from £1billion energy project
Kevin Scott SMART technology which makes the electricity grid more efficient as renewable energy production increases will be “truly massive” for Scotland, according to its founders. The Faraday Grid, unveiled last night at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, could save UK consumers more than £1 billion per year Read more…
Jody Harrison Reporter SCOTLAND’S islands are poised to share in a renewable energy boom which experts say could transform local communities. Ministers have announced that wind power projects on some of Scotland’s furthest-flung outposts could soon be able to apply for subsidies which would remove the element of financial Read more…
A new offshore wind technology collaboration between the UK and China could be worth around £220million to UK companies and universities. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/159141/new-uk-china-wind-collaboration-net-220million/
A CONSULTATION has been launched by the UK Government on proposals to allow remote island wind projects to bid for subsidies against “less established” technologies like offshore wind and wave. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/15645-consultation-launched-on-island-wind-projects
A council official has denied a farm near Kinross planning permission to erect two turbines to supply its energy out of concerns about their visual impact on the Loch Leven basin. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/no-more-turbines-loch-leven-11700015
PAS has called on the Scottish Government to be bolder and more ambitious in its Planning Bill, which was published on Tuesday 5 December, in order to realise a more positive, collaborative planning system which carries the trust of local communities and empowers them to actively engage in the decisions Read more…
Claire Mack, chief executive of Scottish Renewables, has said that she welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to renewable energy. https://www.energyvoice.com/uncategorized/158980/scottish-renewables-chief-welcomes-government-budget/