East Lothian Infrastructure – Traffic Management Meeting

Meeting @ Innerwick Village Hall Thursday 27th July @ 6.30pm This is a meeting about TRAFFIC: A working group meeting to pull together all our thoughts and ideas on what we need to communicate to the various infrastructure project developers on how they work/behave on our roads whilst ‘visiting’ our area. It is documented that…

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East Lothian Energy Infrastructure Update

30 local community residents met in the Innerwick Village Hall last night to discuss the plethora of large Electrical Infrastructure projects run in the area over the next 20 years. There was lively debate and it was agreed to meet monthly at Innerwick Village Hall, with updates made by a range of social media alongside…

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Torness Power Station

Defueling Decommissioning Contact: Decommissioning of Torness EDF Ashleigh.dickson@edf-energy.com Latest News

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Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub

Project Proposal The site is located approximately 6km southeast of Gifford in East Lothian. The site is currently used as a managed grouse moor for shooting and sheep grazing. In November 2021 a scoping request was submitted which comprised a layout of 23 turbines with tip heights varying from 180m to 230m. Following feedback from…

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Dunbar Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

By 2035, the UK will be powered entirely by clean electricity, subject to security of supply. In order to meet this target set by the UK Government it needs to be underpinned by flexibility. BESS provide balancing services to maintain sufficient power on the ‘grid’ at times of high demand for electricity. DeveloperFRV TH Powertek…

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Crystal Rig Phase IV and Crystal Rig Solar

Crystal Rig is Fred. Olsen Renewables flagship onshore renewable project and is located between Dunbar in East Lothian and Duns in the Scottish Borders. The wind farm commenced operation in 2003 and by 2025 will generate over 260MV of clean, green electricity – capable of powering over 200,000 homes. The Crystal Rig solar project will…

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