HE UK Government has been accused of “pulling the rug from under” Scotland’s renewable energy sector, as Greens MSP Mark Ruskell has told Express.co.uk of the “uneasy” relationship Scotland has with Westminster. The question of Scotland’s energy promises to be a key issue for Scottish independence. Scotland has emerged in Read more
The fishing industry has attacked the cooperation deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens, claiming it will create an “increasingly hostile environment” for the industry. In a letter sent to rural affairs and islands cabinet secretary, Mairi Gougeon and net zero cabinet secretary, Michael Matheson, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Read more
Moffat and District Community Council will no longer object to Scoop Hill windfarm on behalf of the town – despite committing to do so last month. Instead, the group will only forward the results of its recent community consultation on the proposed 75-turbine development to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit Read more
Today’s letters in the Scotsman
A construction company and a security firm have admitted breaching health and safety rules in an incident which led to the death of a 74-year-old wind farm security guard. Ronnie Alexander died in hospital in January 2018. He was taken there after being “exposed to extreme weather conditions” for several Read more
We have received a message from the Contractor carrying out the BEIS Study which we highlighted on this page last week. “The stakeholder engagement exercise has been opened to invited organisations who are involved in technical application of the current guidance (ETSU-R-97 and the IOA GPG), to consider whether it Read more
Variation – Cairn Duhie Wind Farm Application to vary conditions 1 (Duration of the Consent, from 30 to 32 years) and 2 (Commencement of Development, from a period of 3 years to 6 years from consent) of the consent granted under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for Cairn Read more
The SNP and the Scottish Greens have agreed to hold an independence referendum within the first half of the five-year parliamentary term. It comes after Ms Sturgeon announced the pair will co-operate at Holyrood on key areas like the environment and economic development. Energy formed a key part of the Read more