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Argyll and Bute Council

… with a specialist consultant, has assessed the bulk of its estate (over 1,100 land/property assets) as part of phase 1 of the Renewables Sourcing Strategy (RSS1). The assessment reviewed the available renewable technologies and screened the Council’s land/property asset information to identify and rank (using key benefits criteria) the most appropriate renewable energy installations. All of the most…

… the Renewable Energy Action Plan. ABRA have supported the development of community renewables through Community Renewables Opportunity Portal webpages and the development of the Council’s wind turbine, Miss Hoolie. When constructing Miss Hoolie, the contractor engaged actively with local school pupils to discuss renewable energy generation. ABRA work with on-shore wind developers to ensure…

… for the development of the W1 site off the west coast of Argyll, it will potentially lead to the development of an offshore wind farm north-west of Islay during the 2030s, all consenting and financial requirements would need to be addressed before work can start. E7 –Continue support of ABRA and review Renewable Energy Action Plan annually E6 –Complete LED streetlight replacement programme…

… consumption in our buildings, particularly fossil fuels. We need to consume less energy and be more efficient with heating oil, gas, electricity and water in our schools, offices, depots and other buildings. This will require building users to behave differently but also involve switching to alternative sources of energy and generate renewable energy where conditions allow for it. 3. Transport…

… viable projects have now been delivered. Projects have been funded on a ‘spend to save’ basis and have accessed supportive UK Government funding in the form of Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). We are aiming to update this study as part of a second phase of assessment. 11 sites were identified for energy efficiency improvements to be delivered through…