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Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update


Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

The Herald: Local groups in bid to create ”largest community-controlled” windfarm

Four community bodies in Cowal are working together to lease the Cruach Mhor windfarm in Glendaruel, which is currently owned by Forestry Land Scotland.
 
Members of community trusts from Dunoon, Sandbank, Benmore & Kilmun and South Cowal got together to form Cowal Community Energy to lease the land and redevelop from 2029.

Click here to read The Herald: Local groups in bid to create ”largest community-controlled” windfarm.



Insider: Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm Proposal Refused

RES has expressed disappointment at the the Highland Council’s refusal of its redesigned Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm and the decision not to take the project to the local planning committee.
 
The five-turbine proposal, located approximately 4.5km west of Thurso, lies outwith any nature conservation, landscape or cultural heritage designations, and within an area identified by council as having ‘potential for wind farm development’.

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Resource.co: Reverse Vending Machines Tested at University of Strathclyde

Study by Keep Scotland Beautiful suggests more pilot studies are needed to determine effective incentives for RVMs in preparation for Deposit Return Scheme regulation.
 
Ahead of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), Keep Scotland Beautiful has trialled the use of reverse vending machines (RVMs) at the University of Strathclyde.

Click here to read Resource.co: Reverse Vending Machines Tested at University of Strathclyde.



Business Green: Locally-led clean energy planning could slash investment needed for net zero

Energy Systems Catapult warns investment in clean energy and net zero projects is being hampered by a lack of clear and investible planning at the local level.
 
Unlocking targeted regional investment through locally-led energy infrastructure planning could shave tens of billions of pounds off the amount of investment needed to deliver a net zero emissions economy.

Click here to read Business Green: Locally-led clean energy planning could slash investment needed for net zero.