2nd Community Councils Convention on the Impact of Major Energy Infrastructure Projects Some 60 Community Councils from the HIghland region, representing about 80,000 people gathered for the 2nd Convention, held on 12th August in Inverness. Sleat Community Council was...
By Georgia MacDiarmid I am currently working on my dissertation for my Geography degree at the University of Glasgow, and I'm looking for participants to take part in a short interview and/or survey. The study looks at local views and impacts of wind energy...
A consultation asking whether the proposed levels of new offshore wind by 2035-2040 are appropriately ambitious and what other actions are needed to realise the potential of Scotland’s offshore wind sector. Closes 13 August
A summary of Skye Wind Information Group's June newsletter and other reports. The Highland Council’s objection to the proposals to "Repower and Extend" Ben Aketil Wind Farm triggered a public inquiry which ran from 23 - 27 June in Portree. Nadara, the Italian owners...
Peterhead power station SSE's reassessment of the impacts of its proposed new gas burning power station at Peterhead shows that the project could be almost three times more climate polluting than the company initially disclosed, and would lock Scotland into expensive...
The Highland Council Climate Change committee At the last meeting on 21 May, members reviewed progress on a feasibility study exploring the development of city-wide heat networks in Inverness. This forms a key part of the legally required Local Heat and Energy...
A summary of Skye Windfarm Information Group’s (SWIG) April newsletter. For the full account click here. A Public Inquiry into the proposed Repowering and Extension of Ben Aketil Wind Farm will start 23rd June at the Camanachd Club in Portree, chaired by a Reporter...
The Scottish Government is reviewing the Good Practice Principles for onshore and offshore renewable energy, which seeks to ensure that communities and developers get the best from community benefits. Read the background document/analysis here, and contribute your...
Cornelia Helmcke from the University of St Andrews visited Raasay and Skye in July, as part of a tour of the Scottish west coast, to meet with local folks to understand the electricity grid constraints faced by islanders and explore the potential for decentralised...
Highland Peoples' Power, launched on 2nd November in Inverness, is a new Community Benefit Society set up to create a Highland Renewable Energy Company. It seeks to engage with people and organisations in the Highlands with the vision of 'the majority of energy...