February 2025

The connection of several windfarm developments to a substation in Finstown, a much needed subsea cable to the Scottish Mainland, and overhead or underground cabling, was the subject of a very well attended public meeting in Finstown Community Centre, on Thursday 30 January. https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/02/02/underground-overground-cabling-queries-the-orkney-connection/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIMGdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZfx0edkWJQl88dJv35oMyTIgJpdHQgn2USniGZ6nNFt-_8tsfrAkdhSGA_aem_pS9Pn3sSX1Z5gJsWCyEuLQ

This is the tale of two countries, one with abundant, cheap energy and the other with scarce, expensive energy, set to get more expensive and less plentiful. Yet, it is the first country that has declared an energy emergency and is pulling out all the stops to increase energy supply Read more