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THE Highlands and islands stand on the brink of “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” with hundreds of development projects worth up to £100bn capable of creating 18,000 jobs within 15 years.  https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/100bn-investment-potential-offers-once-in-a-generation-op-381803/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKPFHZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi4HB-eGZY6fzYCOCUqZH1e49qy58Xc_OAQdYVjIVvvfEFKvhqy3hOaOMGj2_aem_hSE85McSEBs7iOt5GHAUWw

Renugen Limited sold renewable energy products including solar panels and wind turbines An Insolvency Service investigation found orders had not been delivered and some customers had yet to receive refunds The company was subject to a winding up order at the High Court in London on 8 May 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/renewable-energy-company-which-failed-to-deliver-customer-orders-is-shut-down  Read more

Excellent decision by the Reporter Keith Bray on the Eaglesham BESS appeal.  A very interesting point which should be useful for us all to quote in the future was: “I understand that because a battery scheme exports electricity, the proposal should be treated as generating/distribution infrastructure for policy purposes and Read more

WIND farm developers could work more closely with East Ayrshire Council to increase the share of the billion pounds going into construction. Cabinet recently discussed a response to the Scottish Government consultation on community wealth building. Chief governance officer David Mitchell told the meeting that one wind farm developer had Read more

A company specialising in recycling and repairing wind turbines has relocated to Ayrshire after winning a “multi-million pound” contract with Scottish Power Renewables.  https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/ayrshire-facility-recycling-repairing-wind-35179353?fbclid=IwY2xjawKKpnlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsamDCPdHRSxrlsQie0ksUJ1s7DT5fAFT67NyyIEEOKMIMzkMoF0rH4IrIjW_aem_XU9ltmNSWY3NlnuM3vumVg

UPDATE ON THIS STORY. The appeal decision for the first application on this BESS has just been published and the Reporter REFUSED the appeal but due to the fact the Councillors APPROVED the second application before the Reporter’s decision was published it means that the development will go ahead. Interesting Read more

Want to succeed with your campaign? Our good friend Dr Alan Jones, PhD, CEng, FIET has written a paper to help you. Strategy Document

Scotsman letters Labour’s decline in popularity since the euphoria of last July is stunning. Most blame it on the Winter Fuel Payment withdrawal and other welfare tinkering. In my opinion there is only one central cause, and it is not these, but I fear Sir Keir Starmer is not up Read more