Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan was a process undertaken by a working group consisting of Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council in advance of statutory regional marine planning.
The Plan can be downloaded from the Scottish Government website.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/pilot-pentland-firth-orkney-waters-marine-spatial-plan/
Orkney Islands Council Marine Planning … Read More “Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan”
Accommodating wave and tidal energy – Control and decision in Scotland – Kate Johnson, Sandy Kerr, Jonathan Side
Ocean & Coastal Management
Volume 65, September 2012, Pages 26-33
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.04.018
Abstract
Harvesting the energy of waves and tides is still the subject of research and development as an increasing number of … Read More “Accommodating wave and tidal energy – Control and decision in Scotland”
Following the Referendum on Scottish Independence in 2014, OREF submitted evidence to the Smith Commission making 4 main points:
1. Sustainable Development should be placed at the head of the objectives of any new
body created in Scotland or formed by the division of existing institutions.
2. Electricity supply planning … Read More “OREF submission to the Smith Commission 2014”
