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ENGINEERS from SSE Renewables have confirmed they will consider some temporary repair of local roads ahead of a major overhaul once the construction of the Viking Energy wind farm is completed in autumn of next year. The issue of damage to the road network due to the amount of...
A £40 MILLION decommissioning bond for the Viking Energy wind farm is likely to be in place soon, according to the council’s director of development service. Neil Grant was responding to a question asked at last night’s (Tuesday) meeting of the Viking community liaison...
THERE may be no longer a need for a concrete batching plant at Upper Kergord, it was suggested at a virtual meeting of the Viking Community Liaison Group on Tuesday night - after it emerged that the developer had already poured 11 turbine bases in the west of the wind farm site....
http://shet.news/4rjpb Copied! Iâve noticed whenever the Scottish Government does anything that benefits Shetland, Beatrice Wishart writes an article worded in such a way that it makes it look as if sheâs been personally responsible for it happening. Recently Beatrice gave the impression that she influenced the Scottish Government into extending the Air Discount Scheme. 13 of 17Adverts However, ADS was extended for all islands, not just Shetland, because it was the right thing to do – not because Beatrice Wishart asked for clarity on it. She seems to be asking for clarity o...