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
We need answers to grid concerns IT is worth noting that Hunterston Reactor 3 has in the last few days moved to its final defuelling phase and “will not return to power generation” according to the French owners EDF Status website today, so another 500MW of stabilising synchronous generation has Read more
Hot topic Those who wax lyrical about the wealth of wind we have in Scotland close their eyes to the obvious shortcomings of an intermittent power source like wind turbines. Until we have something reliable – gas, nuclear, even coal – we will never be self-reliant and will often be Read more
As France’s election season gathers steam, the fishermen from Saint-Brieuc on the north Brittany coast have had a stream of illustrious visitors, including the EU’s former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. But instead of discussing Brexit and fishing, Barnier and other conservative politicians have focused on a different bugbear: a €2.4bn Read more
Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. The project would breathe life into the former fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness. Work is due to get underway in the next fortnight beginning with dredging along the 400-acre site’s banks Read more
ScottishPower and National Grid will pay a record £158 million compensation to consumers after wind farms were paid to switch off because of delays to a new subsea cable to export power from Scotland to Wales. The regulator said the delays made it hard for renewable energy generators in Scotland Read more
Donald Trump has warned Boris Johnson he is making a “big mistake” by backing “ridiculous” wind farms to drive the UK’s push to a net zero carbon economy. The former US president said he still liked the British Prime Minister but claimed that he was wrong to support renewable wind Read more
It’s that time of year again when the Industry get together to pat each other on the back at the Scottish Green Energy Awards. Full attendee list below. https://www.scottishrenewables.com/assets/000/001/992/SGEA21_-_Attendee_List___25.11.21_original.pdf?1637857333