Politicians will be asked to sign declaration calling for a moratorium
‘It’s just all about money’ – community councillors back public meeting on energy projects
The first of a series of ‘Shetland Strategy’ consultation events was held on Monday in Mossbank
SSEN Transmission is to share updated plans for a number of developments at an upcoming round of consultation events
Think-tank says vast majority of wind farm profits unjustly going to private firms and shareholders
Some ‘small sections’ of the route have reverted to ‘off-road siting or other suitable alternatives’
SSEN says it is still considering sites in the Scatsta and Toft areas for the substation hub despite investigating a possible cable landfall site in Eshaness
Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale community council chair Andrew Archer attended a roundtable event at the Scottish Parliament on the impact of major energy infrastructure
The Scottish Government has proposed introducing up to 1GW of offshore wind test projects to be split equally across Scottish waters, including in the Shetland region
The SNP and local candidate Hannah Mary Goodlad have set out a number of new policies in an independent Scotland
SIC leader Emma Macdonald said industries coming to Shetland ‘must provide’ housing solutions for their workforce
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