A new report has a identified a series of necessary actions to unlock the energy potential of the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland Islands.
The report, prepared by independent consultants Xero Energy, found a number of findings critical to the renewable energy projects on the three Scottish island groups.
The findings, which will be considered by the inter-governmental Scottish Islands Renewables Group, highlighted issues in relation the stability of the grid, loan guarantees and funding.
The UK Government’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, said: “This report will play an important part in the next stage of our partnership work for renewable energy from the Scottish islands.
“We have already made more progress in the last year than for many years, after the UK Government announced last December additional support for onshore wind projects, with a special higher Scottish Islands strike price. While that initiative itself should unlock much potential green energy, I’m determined to tackle remaining issues despite the complexity involved.”
The inter-governmental Scottish Islands Renewables Group consists of DECC, Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the three islands councils: Orkney, Shetland and Eilean Siar, National Grid, Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd (SHE-T) and Ofgem.
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