BEIS ( UK Dept of Business Energy & Industry Strategy) is holding a public consultation to gather evidence to inform its renewable/low carbon energy policies for the next decade & beyond. This is your chance to have your say! The whole BEIS document can be see here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/956815/high-renewable-net-zero-electricity-system-cfe.pdf It is Read more
Alastair Collin (Scotsman legal page 15 February) takes the lawyer’s view of being concerned for his clients’ (or potential clients’) finances, should they become involved with the decommissioning, restoration and aftercare of wind farm developments which have been sited on their land by a developer. To members of the public Read more
Banks Renewables has detailed plans to build an extension to Lethans wind farm in a scoping report submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. The proposed Lethans Wind Farm Extension will have a capacity of more than 50MW and would be located in East Ayrshire, less than 10 km Read more
FINANCE Secretary Kate Forbes has warned that Scotland will not be able to meet its ambitious climate targets without “leveraging in private investment” to help clean up the economy. Scotland has committed to reducing 1990 levels of carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2030 on the way to becoming Read more
The rapid deployment of onshore wind in Scotland over the past two decades has focused attention on the economic benefits to local economies including landowners. However the limited life cycles of existing turbines (typically 25 years) will divert future attention towards the potential costs of restoration. The onshore wind development Read more
Plans to site 90 new wind turbines between Loch Ness and Glen Affric could hit tourism as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to opponents. Three separate projects are currently being explored in the area. Norwegian energy company Statkraft has mooted proposals for the 26-turbine Loch Liath Read more
SSEN Transmission is seeking views on the current Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charging regime, which it said results in Scottish renewable energy generators paying higher costs to connect electricity to the grid than those in other parts of Great Britain. The company has published a discussion paper on Read more
Stare long enough at the hills around the Dumfriesshire village of Moniaive on an Ordnance Survey map and you may eventually come across one called Whiteneuk. Until recently, even the locals had not heard of it. In these rolling uplands, one hill merges into another, forming a vast ruffled blanket Read more