A pioneering kite powered renewable energy source is in the running for a top planning award.
Kite Power Solutions was granted the first consent of its kind when the firm was granted permission to generate electricity through two kites tethered to spool drums.
As the kites fly in the wind the tethers are pulled from the spool drums turning the drums which drive electricity generators.
The testing site at West Freugh, near Stranraer, has been nominated in the final round of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence.
The awards are among the longest running and most respected awards in the UK planning industry.
The pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney waters marine spatial plan by Marine Scotland is another one of the Scottish finalists.
The planning policy framework guides marine development, activities and management decisions to ensure the marine environment is protected
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