There has been much criticsm of the Scottish Government for not having a coherent energy policy.
We see repeatedly new applications for large onshore windfarms and solar installations, as well as a proliferation of BESS which NESO has said stand little chance of grid connection before 2030.
This important publication from NESO is worth looking at – particularly when putting in objections to individual applications.
e.g. NESO considers that Scotland has already more than met its target for wind generation. This matters because any windfarm that does not currently have planning permission will not get a grid connection in the near future.
NESO has said, “In the next round of applications to connect to the grid, only wind projects in Scotland that have special protections (like planning permission) will be allowed to move forward. England and Wales will be open for new “ready” wind projects to help fill the gap.”
Similar statements are available for BESS and solar installations.
There are also ineractive maps in this document which demonstrate transmission connections available in different zones of the UK.
It also makes clear the planning targets for ‘required’ future capacity of low carbon generation using different modalities (eg wind,solar, nuclear, hydrogen etc). So this is likely to impact on what happens to consenting more renewables in Scotland – which of course has a no nuclear policy, with Torness nuclear power station due to close in only 4 years and only one gas generator at Peterhead.
Dr Rachel Connor
We see repeatedly new applications for large onshore windfarms and solar installations, as well as a proliferation of BESS which NESO has said stand little chance of grid connection before 2030.
This important publication from NESO is worth looking at – particularly when putting in objections to individual applications.
e.g. NESO considers that Scotland has already more than met its target for wind generation. This matters because any windfarm that does not currently have planning permission will not get a grid connection in the near future.
NESO has said, “In the next round of applications to connect to the grid, only wind projects in Scotland that have special protections (like planning permission) will be allowed to move forward. England and Wales will be open for new “ready” wind projects to help fill the gap.”
Similar statements are available for BESS and solar installations.
There are also ineractive maps in this document which demonstrate transmission connections available in different zones of the UK.
It also makes clear the planning targets for ‘required’ future capacity of low carbon generation using different modalities (eg wind,solar, nuclear, hydrogen etc). So this is likely to impact on what happens to consenting more renewables in Scotland – which of course has a no nuclear policy, with Torness nuclear power station due to close in only 4 years and only one gas generator at Peterhead.
Dr Rachel Connor
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