RedT energy stores bound for Gigha find home in Cornwall instead

An island and house in foreground with Gigha in background

A PRIVATE island is for sale at the bargain price of £550,000 - with Sir Paul McCartney as a very distant neighbour.

The sellers of Gigalum, off the west coast of Scotland, says its just minutes from the Mull of Kintyre, a place made internationally famous by the former Beatles hit.

While the island and Sir Pauls estate are about 15 miles apart as the crow flies, the reality of dropping in on the legendary musician would involve a journey by road and ferry of around two hours.

Gigalum covers just over 19 acres, boasts a modern house with three ensuite bedrooms, private beaches and stunning views of the sea.

Getting to the Kintyre peninsula, where Sir Paul owns High Park Farm, would involve using your own boat to get to the bigger island of Gigha and then a ferry to the mainland.

The island is being sold by Rettie and Vladi Private Islands and is described as within reach of everyday island dreamers. — An island and house in foreground with Gigha in background A PRIVATE island is for sale at the bargain price of £550,000 - with Sir Paul McCartney as a very distant neighbour. The sellers of Gigalum, off the west coast of Scotland, says its just minutes from the Mull of Kintyre, a place made internationally famous by the former Beatles hit. While the island and Sir Pauls estate are about 15 miles apart as the crow flies, the reality of dropping in on the legendary musician would involve a journey by road and ferry of around two hours. Gigalum covers just over 19 acres, boasts a modern house with three ensuite bedrooms, private beaches and stunning views of the sea. Getting to the Kintyre peninsula, where Sir Paul owns High Park Farm, would involve using your own boat to get to the bigger island of Gigha and then a ferry to the mainland. The island is being sold by Rettie and Vladi Private Islands and is described as within reach of everyday island dreamers.

Scottish technology firm redT energy has found a home for six of its energy storage machines after plans to install them on the Isle of Gigha were scrapped.

RedT, which is registered in Jersey and also has a base in Livingston, was going to supply the machines for the island’s community wind farm.

But a new home was sought for the six systems after the island’s grid connection to the mainland was updated ahead of schedule.

The energy stores would have been used to offset the constraints placed on the wind farm by the grid connection.

The Olde House working farm and holiday retreat in Cornwall has now agreed to accept the kit while Centrica has said it will support the installation.

The machines store excess solar energy for use during peak times when electricity from the grid is most expensive.

Is it thought that the energy storage machines could save The Olde House up to 50% on grid imports during peak times.

RedT chief executive Scott McGregor said: “We are very privileged to be working with Centrica and The Olde House on this exciting project, which will demonstrate how liquid energy storage machines can be utilised in a commercial environment to create new savings and revenue streams for the site owner and support the distributed energy market in Cornwall.”

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