The First Minister may be dancing a merry jig with her Green partner Patrick Harvie over Shell’s decision to withdraw from investment in the Cambo oil field but as they look over their shoulders they will recognise another participant in this drama that could yet let sanity prevail. The energy Read more
Highland Council’s North Planning Applications Committee has raised no objection to SSE’s 70MW Achany extension wind farm in the Scottish Highlands, which the developer has hailed a key step in the permitting process. The council committee supported the recommendation of the local authority’s planners to raise no objection to the Read more
New ‘smart’ wind turbines which could save the lives of wildlife and produce more power are set to be trialled for the first time in East Lothian. A scaled down prototype of the new windsurf turbine would be placed at the former Cockenzie Power Station site as part of an Read more
Many thanks to Dr Jones for sending this to us. We will put it into the Resource section of our website for future reference. Constraints Document November 2021-1
RESIDENTS living near a potential wind farm to the north of Largs were not properly consulted over the controversial development, an MSP has claimed. MSP Katy Clark has called for locals to be ‘more closely consulted’ over the proposed Rigghill Wind Farm Development south east of Skelmorlie. Renewables company Burcote Read more
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