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Community Notice From Tiree Trust And SPR
SPR has recently given a commitment to establish a Community Partnership Fund and to discuss with the community how to set it up. It has always been a priority for Tiree Community Development Trust to find out, on behalf of the community, more about what this could be if the proposed Array went ahead. At… »
Argyll Array Project Update 21 – December 2011
Community Partnership Fund How Tiree could gain from the Argyll Array project has been the subject of a number of my updates over the last few months and has been frequently raised as an issue in comments on the project. SPR has been looking closely at this matter over the last few months, with the… »
Argyll Array Project Update #16 September 2011
Scenario Mapping The Project Team has been working recently to create detailed ‘scenarios ‘of how Operations and Maintenance of the Argyll Array could potentially work if the base was sited wholly or partly in Tiree.Operations and Maintenance (or O&M) is the work which needs to be done once a wind farm is built and it… »
Argyll Array Project Update Number 14 – Spetember 2011
Public Information Day comments I’ve responded below to more of the points made at the Public Information Day held in late June. I’ll cover the remaining points in the next update. Socio-Economics Desire for a guarantee on jobs from the project (THREE COMMENTS) This is a complex issue. Firstly, the building of the wind farm… »
Meeting fails to allay fears
A two hour long meeting between Scottish Government officials and members of the community in An Talla this week failed to allay fears of possible “devastating on-shore work” on Tiree during the off-shore windfarm project. Three officials from Marine Scotland, a Government body, explained to the meeting the steps leading up to the planning and… »
Regarding The Array
I am writing this to express my concern at the way in which the proposed Tiree Array is being forced through the consenting process. It alarms me that Scottish Power Renewables want to get consent to develop their project before they actually release the details of what they are planning. I find it hard to… »
ARGYLL ARRAY PROJECT UPDATE No 8 – May 2011
Masterplanning The application to Marine Scotland from ScottishPower Renewables for planning permission for the Argyll Array will deal with the plans for the offshore infrastructure and the grid connection to Dalmally. (See Update No 7) However, there are four possible ways the project could be operated and maintained. Each of these scenarios would have different… »
New Home Insulation Scheme for Tiree
Home Energy Assessors Alun Jones and Frances Woodhead are visiting every home on Tiree to make sure that every house that is entitled to free insulation measures is identified. They have been contracted on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council and the Scottish Government, working with the Energy Saving Trust. The Home Insulation Scheme is… »
What will Argyll Array do to Tiree
Over 150 people attended a public meeting on 15th June to discuss the likely impacts of the proposed offshore wind farm at Skerryvore. Tish MacKinnon, chair of the Tiree Community Development Trust, led the meeting and Lloyd Gudgeon, the Trust’s Manager, made a short presentation. Ralph Thornton and Morna Cannon from the developers Scottish Power… »
Powerdown Progress
Last year the Powerdown project was asked to look into feasibility of various projects. Three applications were made to the Climate Challenge Fund following extensive research into options and costs. The fund is now closed. HOME ENERGY -NEW JOB TO BE CREATED We have been successful in getting funding to employ a second part-time person… »
