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Reasons to Say 'No' to Shetland's Draft Energy Strategy
Shetland Islands Council (SIC) has written a Draft Energy Strateg y, and I am very glad that it was pressured to hold a consultation event by concerned members of the public. The event is Monday 17 November at the Islesburgh Community Centre, 3 to 7 pm . It is important to attend the event because Council officials and local Councillors need to hear our views, and it needs to be from as many people as possible! There is nothing like face to face conversations to get our feel
Nov 15, 2025


Some Sobering Facts - Viking Energy Wind Farm
I go through phases when I'm obsessed with facts about the Viking Energy Wind Farm in Shetland. Perhaps this compulsion to collect...
Dec 30, 2023


Winds of Change - Public Film Screening
I've been slow in gathering my thoughts and time for posts on this Blog as it's been an intensive year. So, before 2023 ends I want to...
Dec 29, 2023


Conversations and Creative Writing: A Workshop Around the Energy Transition
I attended this wonderful workshop at the Shetland Library on 10 December 2022. It was organised by Cato Draaisma who is a postgraduate...
Dec 11, 2022


Peat landslide at Viking Energy Wind Farm
In July there was a new peat landslide on the Viking Energy Wind Farm construction site along a section of cable trench at the Mid Kame...
Aug 3, 2022


The Common Wealth of Wind in Shetland
I take the title of this Blog entry from James Marriott's Blog, 'Cambo and Viking Energy: The Common Wealth of Wind in Shetland', which...
Jul 29, 2022


Learning from Arctic Russia
Recently I participated in the annual Relate North 2021 Symposium, Everyday Extremes, hosted by Tomsk State University. I love these...
Nov 21, 2021


Viking Energy is in effect an offshore wind farm
There is so much interesting material in this piece, The Shetland Islands: Renewables and Corporate Interests, published by the Renewable...
Nov 21, 2021


Relate North: Everyday Extremes
I'm looking forward to this annual event which will be the ninth symposium in the annual series of symposia and research exhibitions...
Nov 7, 2021
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