December 3, 2021

The SAS Petition to the Scottish Parliament https://www.parliament.scot/get-involved/petitions/view-petitions/pe1864-increase-the-ability-of-communities-to-influence-planning-decisions-for-onshore-windfarms was heard by the Petitions Committee on 1 September.  They unanimously supported the Petition and agreed to consult Scottish Renewables, Planning Aid Scotland, Royal Town Planning Institute and Heads of Planning Scotland (HoPS.)  To date, all but HoPS have replied and their Read more…

What will be the UK’s largest offshore wind tower manufacturing facility is to be built in the Highlands. Located at the Port of Nigg, the factory is expected to support more than 400 direct jobs in manufacturing once it is fully operational, providing reskilling opportunities for oil and gas workers. Read more…

SSE has won backing from financiers for a £3 billion phase of a windfarm project in a success that underlines the appeal of the sector to investors, although this hasn’t provided the expected boost to jobs in Scotland. Perth-based SSE said it had secured the financing required for the third Read more…

Change in policy and more support are required to allow communities to own renewable energy sources, a Lewis charity has said. Point and Sandwick Trust has found community ownership of windfarms generates 34 times more benefit to the local community than commercially operated schemes. The trust, who own the UK’s Read more…