Calls for ministers to overhaul the grid transmission charging system have been reignited in the wake of UK hosting COP26. Trade body Scottish Renewables has urged the UK Government and Ofgem to “work together in the spirit” of the climate conference to achieve a solution to the Transmission Network Use Read more
Following a visit to SSE Renewables Gordonbush Wind Farm, Ross MSP Maree Todd is encouraging businesses, individuals and local communities to take part in the Scottish Government’s consultation on the draft Onshore Wind Policy Statement. The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 commits Scotland to achieve net zero Read more
With international climate change summit COP26 taking place in Glasgow at the same time, there has rarely been a more appropriate moment in time to come together to discuss renewable energy, the impact of climate change, and the policy changes which lie ahead that may affect the extent to which Read more
Further to discussion on the provision of summaries of case at the recent DPEA Stakeholders group meeting, of which SAS is a member, Guidance Note 23 : Managing an Efficient Inquiry Process has now been slightly amended. The section headed “Summaries of Case” now includes some flexibility and clarification as Read more
Prestwick airport has been accused of extorting a “turbine tax” from nearby wind farms and making a mockery of Nicola Sturgeon’s green credentials. The first minister was castigated for her “shameless hypocrisy” after an inquiry heard how the publicly owned airport had developed a “commercial income stream” by charging green Read more
AAFJORD, Norway — Norway should dismantle two large wind farms that were stripped of their licenses for jeopardizing traditional reindeer husbandry, herders from the Indigenous Sámi community said on Friday. The country’s supreme court last month ruled that the Storheia and Roan wind farms, located on the Fosen peninsula in Read more
LARGS-based MSP Jamie Greene has challenged Scottish Government ministers to ‘respect local democracy’ over the huge opposition to the Rigghill wind farm. North Ayrshire Council planners have unanimously opposed the development while it has been claimed that the popular Red Road tourism beauty spot could be ‘lost forever’ due to Read more