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Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That ...
By Paul Dobson
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How Stonehaven might benefit from nearby energy projects
Inland, to the west is Fetteresso Forest, already home to one substation – and the ...
By Jane Cruikshank
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Twenty years on: How Shetland fought to stop islander’s deportation
“I can remember it like yesterday. I don’t think you ever forget it, to be ...
By Chris Cope, Shetland News
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A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth
Scotland has become a world leader in wind energy. With abundant onshore and offshore wind ...
By Dave Pearson
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Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for
In February 2026, the UK Government and Great British Energy launched the Local Power Plan ...
By Daniel Gear
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Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?
The dust may finally be settling on the decade-long saga of Flamingo Land and Loch ...
By Julian Calvert
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Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities
Founded in 2022 by Josh King and Robert Wilson, Gensource provides services from design and ...
By Liam Eunson
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A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon.
But who will pay for it and at what cost? Renewable energy development in Lewis ...
By Netty Sopata
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From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Shetland is the windiest region in the UK if not in Europe, and the wind ...
By Erin Rizzato Devlin and Hans J Marter
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Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
A surge of wind farm proposals In June 2025, Kyle Chronicle mapped all wind farm ...
By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle
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The Power Shift: democratising energy, seizing power
As the chokehold of over-extended supply chains for shipping massive amounts of fossil fuels is ...
By Mike Small
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Telling better stories
What happens when no one is watching? When local stories go untold, communities lose more ...
By Rhiannon J Davies
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