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THERE are hopes that more properties could connect to the Lerwick districting heating scheme in the future, with a Scottish Government push to reduce emissions in homes and buildings likely to help the cause.
Neville Martin, working as a project consultant for operator Shetland Heat Energy & Power (SHEAP), told a meeting of Lerwick Community Council that a planned upgrade to the Energy Recovery Plant at Gremista could provide more power to the system – and potentially offer heat to the hundreds of new homes planned for Staney Hill.
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He also said there could also be potential for heat pumps to be provide more power in the future, highlighting that sea water or sewage could be possible sources.
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SHEAP heats more than 1200 homes and buildings in Lerwick including schools, care homes, leisure centres and a hospital THE Scottish Government’s Draft Heat in Buildings Strategy consultation document, published last month, emphasises that homes and workplaces account for around 21 per cent of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. ‘We can and must make very significant progress towards eliminating emissions from the way we heat our buildings over the next decade and reduce them to zero by 2045,’ it says, also pointing to heating solutions that are ‘widely used in other European countries and are now gaining a growing share of the market here in Scotland – but for many of us, they remain unfamiliar’.
NHS SHETLAND has the lowest rate of absenteeism of all health boards in Scotland, according to a new statistical report published on Tuesday.
The Data Group for NHS Education for Scotland shows that the average absenteeism rate for 2019 and 2020 was just 3.6 per cent, a full percentage point lower than any other health board.
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With the first anniversary of the first local Covid case coming up next week, NHS Shetland chief executive Michael Dickson said these latest figures demonstrated the sacrifices staff were prepared to make for the community.
“It has been challenging for everyone since that day last year but time and again I have watched how our staff have gone above and beyond to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our community; it has been humbling to be part of this,” he said.
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HEATING and hot water will be turned off for all areas in Lerwick south of Gilbertson Road overnight on Saturday to allow for repairs to be completed.
The district heating system will be closed from 10pm on Saturday (30 January) to 6am on Sunday. The area affected includes Sound.
The system was also closed on Tuesday night after a fault was found.
Shetland Heat Energy and Power said it was sorry for any inconvenience caused and will do “everything possible to get things up and running again as soon as possible”.
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