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Local marine engineering firm Ocean Kinetics is expanding its business interests by establishing a presence in Orkney

A report by Scottish community organisations calling on the government to ensure that local people benefit from the roll-out of renewable energy projects has been welcomed by some.

THE National Grid is recommending that a second HVDC cable is installed to link Shetland to the Scottish mainland.

A petition has been launched to halt offshore wind farms around Shetland due to concerns around the impact on marine life.

With celebrations to mark the 40 years of Shetland Women’s Aid and the event on women in STEM by Shetland Net Zero and UHI Shetland, Lerwick was blooming with inspiration and solidarity, celebrating the important and diverse work of women in Shetland, writes Erin Rizzato Devlin.

The UK’s most northernly plant nursery is set to benefit from Loganair’s GreenSkies Community Fund, as the airline donates £4,500 to help take their office off the grid.

SSEN has raised the possibility of more subsea cables being built to link Shetland to the UK mainland as a result of anticipated energy production and demand.

Having an energy price cap is a “joke” when the Northern Isles are one of the worst hit by fuel poverty, according to MP Alistair Carmichael.

Nearly 20km of new overhead power lines are being proposed in Yell.

The number of people working directly or indirectly in the energy industry in Shetland could double to 2,000 at the peak of the transition away from fossil fuels, according to new estimates.

Loganair says it hopes to scale up proposed hydrogen-electric technology to larger aircraft in the future after announcing a trial in Orkney.

The SIC’s new energy strategy has come out against largescale onshore windfarms.

Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has called on governments to roll out a “comprehensive plan” to tackle fuel poverty in the Highlands and Islands after a parliament committee ruled that support for households with the rising cost of living was not sufficiently “rural-proofed”.

Shetland is running out of time to act in the long-term interests of our community. Our fantastic, accolade-winning public services are beginning to crack, and within a few years could start to crumble.

SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) is said to be “ahead of the game” in Scotland after approving its first climate change strategy and action plan.

A GERMAN rocket launch company, based in Scotland, is to receive £3.4 million of UK Government funding to undertake a hybrid propulsion test programme ahead of the proposed launch of its launch vehicle from the SaxaVord Spaceport.

Funding has been secured to pilot a ‘rural energy and transport hub’ in Brae which would include the concept design of district heating in the village and an electric bus trial.

A first open day event was hosted by the Islands Centre for Net Zero (ICNZ) yesterday (Thursday) afternoon to showcase the project and discuss the potential of decarbonisation for the islands, writes Erin Rizzato Devlin.

The Council should seek early talks with developers behind future large projects in Shetland about providing their own accommodation for visiting workers to ease pressure on the private rental market, its development director has suggested.

In a first for UHI Shetland, the Marine Spatial Planning team at UHI Shetland have recently published the first policy briefing in a series set to inform decision makers and stakeholders on current issues and research within Scotland’s marine environment.

Hydrogen production is expected to begin within four years in Shetland, according to a council official.

Shetland's energy industry is pumping out almost 40 per cent less CO2 emissions than it was just six years ago.

A new windfarm has been approved in Yell – more than a decade after plans were first announced.

The proposed Energy Isles wind farm in north west Yell has been given consent by the Scottish Government.