Proposals for a wind farm in Sutherland have gone out for public consultation, with the pledge of six figure community benefit payments. Situated on the Sallachy estate some 12 miles north-west of Lairg, the nine turbines would rise to 162ft and come with associated infrastructure such as access paths, electric Read more
The head of ScottishPower has warned that the creation of hundreds of much-needed new jobs in Scotland has been put at risk by a controversial ruling issued last week by the energy regulator. Speaking to The Herald, chief executive Keith Anderson said his and other firms from the sector are Read more
Ofgem has given SSE approval to construct a 600MW HVDC interconnector between mainland Scotland and the Shetland Isles by Q1 2024. The decision will also enable SSE Renewables to move forwards with construction of the 443MW Viking wind farm on Shetland’s main island. The regulator’s approval for the interconnector is Read more
Preying on birds BRIAN Moore (Letters, July 14) provides statistics of bird deaths by other sources, including cats, in response to a letter about birds killed by wind turbines. That is a totally faulty argument on all fronts, but in any case cats kill small garden birds. Turbines kill eagles Read more
The UK government is poised to reveal plans for a new state-backed green bank to help finance Britain’s climate ambitions, three years after ministers agreed to sell the UK’s Green Investment Bank. Kwasi Kwarteng, the energy minister, said that he expects the government to set out how it plans to Read more
Why NPF4 is so important in helping us face the Climate Emergency – Scottish Renewables Scotland’s commitment to a world-leading target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 comes with the possibility to radically transform the Scottish planning system through the upcoming NPF4. Significant deployment of additional renewable energy capacity, well Read more
Three more online consultation events are planned to “engage with stakeholders” about connections for proposed windfarms that rely on the interconnector cable to the mainland. SSEN Transmission will host the events which are seeking views on connections linked to the Energy Isles and Beaw Field developments in Yell; and Mossy Read more
Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall said on Tuesday it is considering proposals for another two wind farms in South West Scotland. Together, the projects could produce enough electricity to annually power around 300,000 homes. Last month, Vattenfall awarded Glasgow and Dingwall-based civil engineers RJ McLeod a £67 million contract to Read more