Category: Energy developments
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Renewable Energy Survey
Many places in rural Scotland are seeing new electricity infrastructure developments, and people are starting to make their views known. In some areas community councils are working together to amplify their voices. Nowhere else in Scotland is facing quite so many developments (external link — opens in a new tab) as we are here in…
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Planning for energy and transmission infrastructure
NESO (National Energy System Operator) are working on various strategic and spatial plans to guide future energy infrastructure across the UK. Check out the helpful explainer videos in the link below to find out more.
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Updated web portal for the Energy Consents Unit
From 16 January 2026, the Energy Consents Unit introduced a new update to their online portal to make it easier for members of the public to submit representations on energy consent applications in Scotland. This modernised system will replace the existing representations process and is designed to:
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Berick Bank Wind Farm – another update!
SSE has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase B of its Berwick Bank Wind Farm project in the UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round, announced today.
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Berwick Bank Wind farm update
Onshore Planning Application – 275kV Cable Works Berwick Bank Wind Farm is an offshore wind project located in the Firth of Forth with a grid connection at Branxton, near Innerwick in East Lothian. As part of our proposals to develop and construct Berwick Bank Wind Farm, we are required to install different elements of onshore…
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Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub update
Belltown Power have let us know that their application for 15 wind turbines and a battery storage facility is now proceeding to Public Local Inquiry (“PLI”) after East Lothian Council raised an objection to the Proposed Development in September 2024. As per the PLI process, the project has recently moved from the Energy Consents Unit…
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Crystal Rig 1 Repower
Fred. Olsen Renewables have submitted an application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the repowering of Crystal Rig 1 (external link — opens in a new tab). The planning notice, with details of how to respond to the consultation can be found here (external link — opens in a new tab). Please note representations…
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Beth’s Blog – Delving deeper
As summer draws to a close, I am rapidly approaching six months in this “new” role. Since I last wrote the pace has picked up significantly as the path forward takes shape and it’s time to delve deeper (to mix metaphors!). The focus so far has mainly been on getting to know the lay of the…
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Response to the Springfeild solar and BESS proposal
After thorough and in depth consideration and engagement with the local community, East Lammermuir Community Council have written to the Energy Consents Unit to object to this proposed energy development.
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Berwick Bank Windfarm consented
SSE Renewables received planning consent for Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm at the end of July. This makes landfall at Skateraw, with the onshore elements indicated in orange on the map above previously consented in principle by East Lothian Council.
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Crystal Rig Solar determination
With reference to the application dated 1 July 2024 made to the Scottish Ministers by Fred Olsen Renewables Limited under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to construct and operate the Crystal Rig Solar extension to Crystal Rig Wind Farm on land approximately 11 km south of Dunbar in East Lothian and…
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Beth’s blog – tools for partnerhip working
I write looking out at the Lammermuir Hills, waiting for the combine harvester to start work and watching the swallows darting about. As we get into the quieter summer holiday weeks, when there aren’t quite so many emails flying about, I am taking time to reflect on these first three months in post. What has…