The news that SSE are about to submit their plans to Ofgem for a back-up power station for Shetland, and it’s timing, is a surprising twist in the tale of the solution to Shetland’s energy needs. Surely these plans and the cost of them should have been included in the Read more
Residents in the Hill of Forss area are outraged about plans for a wind farm on the outskirts of Thurso. A number of home owners have launched a protest against the proposals and formed an opposition group – Action against Cairnmore. The objections come after energy company RES outlined its Read more
A former UK energy minister has called on the Scottish Government to “come clean” about the terms of a lease agreement for a mothballed BiFab yard on the Isle of Lewis. Brian Wilson, former UK energy minister under Tony Blair, said the current lease agreement has been “shrouded in secrecy” Read more
An Everest mountaineer has urged councillors not to smash their tourism “golden egg” by supporting a wind farm in the Western Mournes. Dawson Stelfox was addressing a special meeting of Newry Mourne and Down District Council. Councillors were considering their response to a revised application for a wind farm in Read more