A BATTERY energy storage system in Lerwick which drew an objection from the town’s community council over fire risk fears has been given planning consent from the Scottish Government. A decision letter says that matters such as fire precautions and health and safety are “not.
SHETLAND councillors have offered no objections to a proposed battery storage system in Lerwick, subject to recommended conditions being imposed. But at a meeting of Shetland Islands Council’s (SIC) planning committee on Wednesday North Isles member Robert Thomson said he.
PLANS for new overhead power lines spanning a distance of 11.5km through Shetland’s Central Mainland have been given the go-ahead from the Scottish Government. It is part of a wider SSEN Transmission project which aims to link Lerwick to Kergord as part of Shetland’s new.
PEAT RESTORATION and tree planting could be carried out by the developer of plans for new overhead and underground power lines in Shetland’s Central Mainland to offset the biodiversity loss caused by the project. Developer SSEN Transmission said among its plans is a proposal.