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Shetland fishers have called for a more cautious approach to developing offshore wind farms. Projects already in the pipeline could wreak havoc with key spawning and nursery grounds for important fish stocks, they warned today. According to Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA), there are major overlaps between proposed areas of offshore Read more
Scotland’s six offshore wind farms have paid just £150,000 to nearby communities in the last 12 months, it can be revealed. Holyrood energy minister, Michael Matheson, revealed the figure in response to a written question by Scottish Labour MSP, Monica Lennon, who told The Ferret she was “astonished” by the Read more
The chancellor is preparing to impose a windfall tax on electricity firms within weeks despite provoking a furious backlash from business yesterday by launching a £5 billion raid on North Sea oil and gas producers. Rishi Sunak yesterday abandoned months of opposition to a windfall tax by announcing a new Read more
Dear Sir, I’m not sure what planet Allan Gray is living on as he presents us with his ever-so-cheap wind powered “Solutions to combat Energy Bills” (Northern Scot 20th May). In case he hasn’t noticed power prices have doubled in wind industry deluded Britain. They are expected to treble in Read more
PLANS for a new wind farm in the Scottish Borders have been submitted to the Scottish Government for approval. The proposed Teviot Wind Farm would be sited five-miles south of Hawick and includes plans for a solar array and battery storage. Muirhall Energy submitted the application and the final plans Read more
Households face paying higher prices for electricity in London compared to Scotland at certain times of day under wide-ranging reforms to make the UK’s energy market more green. National Grid wants to rearrange the market so that the wholesale price of electricity would vary depending on how far it has Read more
The next meeting of the DPEA Stakeholders’ Forum will take place on 7 June and Aileen Jackson and Rachel Connor will represent SAS at the meeting. The Draft Note of the November 2021 meeting; the latest statistical data from DPEA (very interesting) and the Agenda for the June meeting are Read more