Climate for Change Scotland has long been associated with wellpaid jobs in the energy sector. Many of these, however, are in oil and gas, which comes with some powerfully negative perceptions. Extracting fossil fuels is often viewed – not always incorrectly – as a labour of brawn and dirt, with Read more…
Please find attached the agenda and papers for the DPEA stakeholder meeting and a link to agenda item 5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-planning-appeal-inquiries-report Stakeholder Meeting 27 February 2019 – Statistical Data Stakeholder Meeting 27 February 2019 – Agenda Stakeholders Meeting Minutes – 18 July 2018 amended 20 Dec 2018
By Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent SCOTTISHPOWER has hailed the benefits of its decision to focus on renewables after posting a 27 per cent increase in annual profits. The Glasgow based energy giant recorded underlying profits of £1.543 billion in 2018 compared with £1.215bn in the preceding year. Read more: Read more…
Written by David Walker Campaigners fear the Moray landscape will be ravaged if plans for a new 29-turbine wind farm go ahead. Energy giant Fred Olsen Renewables is behind the green energy proposal in Scotland’s whisky tourism heartland. It’s Rothes III plan – with boasting towers of between 488 and Read more…
Written by David McPhee A Highland business owner has described a London firm’s plans to build two winfarms virtually side-by-side as ‘horrendous’ for the region. Mike Spencer-Nairn, owner of Eagle Brae Highland Log Cabins, was responding to feasibility documents seen by Energy Voice outlining plans for two new onshore wind Read more…
The purpose of a PEO is to redress the potential imbalance of financial resources between parties in relation to funding litigation. PEOs are available in certain types of environmental appeals and judicial reviews where a petitioner or appellant is less likely to receive legal aid than they would be for Read more…
[Ground Engineering is a publication of the geotechnical sector ] By Claire Smith An application by Viking Energy to use larger turbines at its planned Viking Wind Farm project in Shetland has led to calls for further investigation of the ground condition risks to the project. The onshore wind farm Read more…
By Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent A prominent renewable energy investor appears set to expand a Scottish windfarm portfolio which played a key part in the business achieving strong growth in profits in the latest year. The manager of The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) underlined the appeal of Scotland where Read more…