SSE was paid £2m to keep Viking Energy windfarm switched off
The Viking Energy windfarm received more than £2 million to be switched-off, shocking new figures have revealed.
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POLL: Should energy developers be told to build new homes if they want to come to Shetland?
The shortage of available housing in Shetland has led to calls for “imaginative” solutions to the problem.
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Public event to reveal details of 500MW floating windfarm
Developers of a floating windfarm have announced plans for a public engagement session to reveal details of their plans.
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Statkraft seeks to ‘create legacy’ in Shetland by cutting turbines in response to public feedback
Developers are seeking to axe a third of the turbines from an approved windfarm in response to public feedback.
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Energy strategy comes out against large onshore windfarms
The SIC’s new energy strategy has come out against largescale onshore windfarms.
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Sheap: On fire for 25 years
Over the past quarter of a century, Shetland Heat Energy and Power (Sheap) has carved out a reputation for its trailblazing approach. Once dismissed as…
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Energy firm looks to create thousands of hectares of new woodland
The energy firm behind the Shetland interconnector is looking to establish thousands of hectares of woodland throughout Scotland to enhance biodiversity.
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Calls to reject battery park amid fears of fire and toxic fumes
Fears over fires and toxic fumes have led councillors to call for the rejection of battery park plans.
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Work on major new windfarm to begin next year after winning approval
A new windfarm has been approved in Yell – more than a decade after plans were first announced.
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Shutdown of major pipeline hastens calls for renewables transition to safeguard oil and gas jobs
Job fears have been highlighted after it emerged that one of the UK’s largest oil and gas fields looks set to shutdown.
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WATCH: Protestors chant ‘Stop Rosebank’ and bang the drum for a green future
Climate campaigners were loudly proclaiming their opposition to oil and gas during a vibrant demonstration this evening (Friday) in Lerwick town centre.
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Green energy pioneer stands down saying ‘exciting future lies ahead’
One of the leading figures behind Shetland’s energy transition is to step down – saying the project’s main ambition has been achieved.
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Scatsta airport set to host major new renewables project
Scatsta airport looks set to become a new site for renewbale energy – possibly hydrogen production.
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Carmichael: Businesses could be left in the balance
Government support for businesses in the energy crisis will be scaled back to less than a third of what it has been, according to Shetland’s…
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