Scottish Community Land Network

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This site is for people interested in the management and ownership of land-based assets by communities in Scotland. A Scottish Community Land Network, you might say... As you know the internet is a big 'place' with everything about anything so we aim to bring you relevant news and events, and provide opportunities to share ideas with other people interested in this subject. So far there are over 800 members, and more than 500 articles in our archive.

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Energy

Forestry Commission seeks renewable energy projects

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Details: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 08:44 Tamsin Morris Hits: 602

Forestry Commission Scotland recently invited energy companies to join them in partnerships to deliver wind and small-scale hydro energy projects. With the Commission managing around a tenth of Scotland's land mass, it has plenty of scope for exploring the potential for new projects. And the Cimate Change (Scotland) bill aims to allow them to develop joint ventures with both developers and local communities to deliver renewable energy projects. Forestry Commission Scotland have set up a new website to provide further information, which you can find at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/windhydro. The site includes a section on opportunities for communities, which highlights the potential to use the National Forest Land Scheme for community developments.