A British wind farm owned by France’s state energy company is being paid to throw away half of the power it generates. The Dorenell onshore wind farm in Scotland, owned by EDF, had 50pc of its output “curtailed” in 2024 Read more
A £100 MILLION project to build pylons for a proposed power line in the Highlands will see a Scottish firm take on dozens of new staff. Structural engineering company Had-Fab is creating 70 jobs as a direct result of work Read more
Plans for one of Perthshire’s biggest solar farms have gone on public display. And a local councillor has become the first to make a public stand against it. If approved, the Dupplin Solar and BESS Farm could stretch to 195,000 Read more
“If we allow windfarms to continue to be built around the park, we’re going to put the Dark Sky status of the International Dark Sky Park at risk,” says Dark Sky ranger Matthew McFadzean. Sixteen years ago, Galloway Forest Park Read more
THE SCOTTISH Government has ruled out a pause or moratorium on new renewable energy projects. Communities from across the Highlands and numerous campaign groups from across the region, including Shetland, have called recently for any developments to be stopped. Last Read more
At last we have a date (10th September) for what will probably be the final Hearing of our Petition to the Scottish Parliament. Everyone and their granny, it seems, was consulted, on more than one occasion. During the length of Read more
Ed Miliband keeps telling us that the UK is so important that it needs to lead the world towards net zero (apparently he believes we’re so important that the rest of the world will follow us over that cliff, despite Read more
He’s entitled to his opinion just like everyone else. I ATTENDED Conservative councillor Helen Crawford’s Highland Energy Community Council Conference recently. I am a community councillor. I think the motion signed by the elected representatives is fine and I Read more