By Brian Donnelly Business Correspondent A SCOTTISH engineering group has called on the UK and Scottish governments to create “crucial connections” to help steer the commercial future of wave and tidal stream energy. The call comes after “two decades in which government incentives have failed to produce commercially viable projects”, Read more
A Public Local Inquiry into a major wind farm in the wilds of Badenoch is due to be held towards the end of this year. Highland Council raised an objection to SIMEC’s proposed development at Glenshero in the Monadhliath hills in October, last year. The inquiry has been set for Read more
Hundreds of renewable energy projects may be asked to turn off this weekend to avoid overloading the grid as the UK’s electricity demand plummets to record lows. Britain’s demand for electricity is forecast to tumble to a fifth below normal levels due to the spring bank holiday and the shutdown Read more
Caithness councillor Matthew Reiss is worried about a “profoundly undemocratic” aspect of the planning system that apparently allows energy firms to plan a new wind farm but call it an extension of an existing one. He fears it could lead to wind farm planning decisions being taken out of the Read more