News / In brief for 19 June 2011
Medivac
THE SHETLAND based coastguard helicopter airlifted a sick oil worker from the drillship Stena Carron, 120 miles north of Shetland, on Saturday.
The incident was coordinated by Aberdeen Coastguard because the Stena Carron was outside UK territorial waters when calling for help.
The Search and Rescue 102 helicopter was tasked at 11.30 am and was back at its Sumburgh base three hours later, from where the man was transferred to the Gilbert Bain Hospital, in Lerwick, by a waiting ambulance.
New carbon calculator
THE SCOTTISH government has issued a new carbon calculator for wind farm developers to help calculate more accurately the carbon savings from onshore wind farms.
Speaking at the industry’s onshore wind conference in Glasgow, on Friday, the new Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing said the new calculator would help developers to design schemes that minimises the losses of carbon from peat.
“Planning authorities, like all public bodies, have a duty to take account of the emission effects of their decision-making and they should encourage developers to use the carbon assessment tool for all wind farms on peat as a matter of good practice. That will be in the interests of a sustainable wind industry.
“I am also investigating the standards of visualisation used by developers in wind farm applications. The visual impact of wind farms is a key consideration planning and designing a wind farm and SNH guidance is expected to be followed in respect of landscape and visual impact analysis and wind farm design,” the minister said.
The carbon calculator can be viewed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Energy-sources/19185/17852-1/CSavings
WildWater salmon at Royal Highland Show
Local salmon producer Grieg Seafood Hjaltland will be attending the Royal Highland Show, in Edinburgh, with their multi award-winning range of WildWaters Smoked Salmon& Gravadlax varieties.
The company’s representatives will be part of the Tesco stand for three days, from Friday 24th June to Sunday 26th June.
Managing director Michael Stark said: “It is very exciting to be one of the few Scottish suppliers chosen by Tesco for this prestigious event and to work alongside Tesco on their stand at the show.”
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