POTENTIAL wind turbines located in the sea to the east of Shetland remains on the table after it was included in the Scottish Government’s final marine plan for offshore wind. The plan was published today (Wednesday) alongside an offshore wind policy statement in which the government says it believes as Read more…
Scottish Natural Heritage and RSPB Scotland have maintained their objections to a proposed Energy Isles wind farm in the north of Yell, while Shetland Bird Club has also reiterated its concerns to the plans. The final plans for the 23-turbine wind farm, which is being developed by Norwegian energy giant Read more…
The Scottish Government has set a new ambition to increase offshore wind capacity to 11GW of energy installed by 2030, up from 8GW, and has adopted a plan that identifies commercial-scale offshore wind sites. The aim of substantially increasing the offshore wind capacity in Scottish waters supports the delivery of Read more…
Renewable Energy Foundation WEBINAR – 4th November 2020 at 11.00 am The Renewable Energy Foundation would like to announce the publication of a major new study: Wind Power Economics: Rhetoric and Reality written by Professor Gordon Hughes of the School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh. This study, Read more…
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee has placed itself at the heart of a battery “revolution” that could create tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland. MSIP, based at the former Michelin tyre factory, intends to become a centre of excellence for battery and hydrogen technologies. Among the first Read more…
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then Boris Johnson is clearly barking mad. The UK PM’s latest cunning plan is to squander a further £50,000,000,000 on government guaranteed fixed price contracts – paying way above market rates – subsidies and taxpayer Read more…
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…