Call for local control over seabed licences
HIGHLAND Council leader Michael Foxley is seeking to forge a united political front to win more control of the seabed from the Crown Estate for island and coastal communities. In a letter to all...
View ArticleRare species halt Tiree plans
PROTECTED species such as the corncrake, great northern diver and basking sharks have blown the controversial Argyll Array off course. Scottish Power Renewables, owned by Spanish energy giant...
View ArticleNew £2 million vessel for Mull business
The Helen Burnie leaves Macduff. A NEW £2million vessel belonging to a small family business based on the Isle of Mull was launched last Saturday. The Helen Burnie, built to a unique design at Macduff...
View ArticleArgyll’s renewables potential unveiled
ARGYLL and Bute has the potential to be a world leader in renewable energy, ensuring the future prosperity of the region, according to energy experts. The claims were made at a supply chain event at...
View ArticleOBAN DISTRICTS: Western Isles
Isles MP Angus MacNeil will make a last-ditch attempt to convince the UK government to offer support to island renewable projects when he meets ministers next week. There are just over two weeks until...
View ArticleALIenergy combats global issue in Argyll and the Isles
A small Oban-based organisation and member of a network of energy agencies across Europe is doing its bit to ensure all households in Argyll and Bute have access to affordable energy and are not...
View ArticleComhairle welcomes commitment to interconnector
The leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Councillor Roddie Mackay, recently met Scotland Officer minister Lord Duncan to discuss a number of issues, including island renewables. Speaking after the...
View ArticleMarine renewables platform tested on Loch Etive is Canada-bound
A Taynuilt-based aquaculture company has played its part in testing a major new marine renewables project now on its way to Nova Scotia. Workers from Dawnfresh, the UK’s largest trout farming company,...
View ArticleStornoway windfarm auction failure sparks community reaction
The four community energy companies seeking to develop renewables on their common grazings on Lewis have responded to last week’s announcement that Stornoway Wind Farm was unsuccessful in the 2019 CfD...
View ArticleScotland’s ‘engine for renewables’ needs a fund to tackle fuel poverty
'We need to be telling these big firms that they must leave more behind than just the scraps on the table,' says the Highland Council leader The post Scotland’s ‘engine for renewables’ needs a fund to...
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