SIC leader Emma Macdonald said industries coming to Shetland ‘must provide’ housing solutions for their workforce
Future workforce and accommodation demands spelled out in new research
Manson said there is concern in the North Mainland community over what is on the horizon, with ‘pylons’ part of the proposals
- The Shetland Community Benefit Fund is the largest of its kind in the UK
- Those behind the fund share the lessons learned from what was a 15-year long process
- SSE says it has a long standing commitment toward providing community benefit
- This feature is part of the Powershift project, a collaborative journalism initiative that investigates how Scotland’s green energy transition communities and power dynamics across the country
Minutes from the Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale Community Council said Statkraft has not yet made a final decision on whether the Mossy Hill project will go ahead
Construction work continues at the Lerwick site on the 68MW development
Statkraft said in response that the Tagdale plant could create around 20 new jobs and also support the district heating network
Plans could provide a one off £2 million in community benefit for Shetland
First minister John Swinney gives his assurance that fishing concerns will be listened to
Wind2 said ‘every effort will be made to mitigate any possible impact’ of the development
However a councillor for the Shetland Central ward says the proposed three turbines are ‘just further accumulation of proposed energy infrastructure spreading across our landscape’
The principles cover onshore and offshore wind projects as well as hydrogen and carbon capture
Campaigners have also welcomed the court ruling, which calls for the government to reconsider approval for the oil and gas development
