News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
A campaign group is making a direct appeal to local residents for funding to fight a planned wind farm that it says would “overshadow” Brora and adversely affect the wider area. Loth Residents are seeking to raise £6000 to pay for help from experts to present their case against Kintradwell Read more
Wind and water May I add to the article by John McLaren by pointing out that the reason Norway can export almost all its oil and gas, thus topping the KMPG Net Zero readiness Index, is because Norwegian Hydro Plant can supply the majority of the country’s energy demand. Read more
Scotland trashed on and off shore. https://www.scottishrenewables.com/news/1134-scotwind-clearing-results-spell-success-for-shetland?fbclid=IwAR29EN5XbauxH8DhSZXRDxbdp75N1vG5j1zTuuSPZa-A9CLX-pa7zvgwYsM
SIR JOHN Redwood has called on the Government to boost natural gas production to combat the energy crisis as slow winds hamper green output. Households in the UK are currently gripped by the worst effects of a global energy crisis brought about by skyrocketing price of wholesale gas. Within days, Read more
Many thanks to SAS member Stephen Lucking who has been updating our stats on Reporters’ decisions for us. Please see the files attached below. APPEALS – REPORTERS CASES – 230822 APPEALS – REPORTERS RANKED LIVE APPEALS AND S36 ALPHABETICAL 220822
Seagreen, which is located about 27km (17 miles) off the Angus coast in the North Sea, has been in development for more than a decade. When fully operational, it will have 114 turbines and generate 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of electricity – enough to power about one million homes. Each will Read more
SAS has made the following submission to our Petition to the Scottish Parliament: PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms in response to the recent submission from the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth. Legislative competence SAS is grateful to the Minister for Read more
Nicola Sturgeon and her colleagues took to the airwaves this weekend to suggest an independent Scotland would have a nationalised energy industry, seemingly forgetting that in October 2017 she said that “by the end of this Parliament in 2021 we will set up a publicly owned, not for profit Read more