The Scottish Greens have pledged to create 10,000 jobs by investing heavily in renewable energy. The party wants the next Scottish Government to upgrade existing windfarms and encourage greater community ownership of turbines built in the future. The environmentalists will launch their 2021 election manifesto tomorrow as the party to Read more
We regret to announce that Colin Gibson, former Member of Council and Treasurer of IES has died. He was a key member of the IES Energy Strategy Group. Obituary Colin MacDougall Gibson (22 July, 1942 – 1 April, 2021) Colin Gibson was a leading UK electrical power systems engineer. He Read more
A local campaign group has raised concerns about plans to install a giant power cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, after a similar project hit difficulties. Frank Hay, head of Sustainable Shetland, said many residents on the island have “misgivings” about being dependent on a 200-mile subsea interconnector as Read more
ONLY one-fifth of onshore windfarm projects being considered by the Scottish Government have come from Scottish-owned developers with ministers accused of selling off renewable assets overseas. The SNP’s Energy Minister has boasted that Scotland has “unrivaled renewable energy potential”, with around one-quarter of Europe’s renewable resources enjoyed by Scotland. But Read more
THE firm behind a failed plan to build a string of giant 150m wind turbines between Skelmorlie and Largs say North Ayrshire Council’s rebuff is a ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle climate change. The council’s planning committee unanimously rejected the development at Rigghill, south east of Skelmorlie, after it was found Read more
A pressure group says the decision to approve Golticlay Wind Farm in Caithness underlines the need for reform of Scotland’s planning system to take greater account of local opinion. Scotland Against Spin (SAS) has submitted a public petition to the Scottish Parliament calling for power to be given to local Read more
A CAITHNESS wind farm campaigner has challenged Nicola Sturgeon to “put her money where her mouth is” when it comes to listening to the views of local people. Brenda Herrick says communities in the far north and elsewhere in the country “are being ignored and their voices not heard” when Read more
A legal challenge is set to be the fresh twist in a controversial windfarm saga stretching back to 2017. The company behind the North Lowther scheme is mounting a court bid for judicial review of Scottish Ministers’ reasoning in refusing the proposal in January. Original plans tabled in 2017 earmarked Read more