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The latest updates on the issues affecting Scottish hydro operators. From legal challenges and government policy to environmental developments, market opportunities and industry innovation.

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Auditor General reviews SEPA accounts

Scotland says it wants net zero but unfairly penalises small hydro generation

Development is being choked off, diversification impeded, investment discouraged and decarbonisation delayed. All because of a simple problem with an easy fix.

Soaring business rates leave renewables developers with hefty bills and redundancies

Punitive business rate valuations have drastically increased costs for renewables developers and left many in fear that further hefty bills could be on the way.

Our new website: keeping small hydro on the agenda

Renewable energy is not leaving the political agenda. Whatever else the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference 2021 in Glasgow has shown, it has reminded British policy makers that they need green energy…

Old Faskally: the 3-year wait for a hearing

As the third anniversary of the Lands Valuation Appeal Court (LVAC) hearing approaches, the case of the Tayside Assessor vs Old Faskally & Others remains unresolved and, with it, the…

The electricity market: past, present and future

As many renewable generators are well aware, it has been a turbulent few years in the electricity market. Great Britain has entered the Winter 2021 season with record high electricity…

The mystery of SEPA’s charging system

The last four years of negotiations with SEPA have been a joint effort, headed up by Simon Hamlyn, CEO of the British Hydropower Association (BHA), Luke Milner of Glen Hydro…

Alba Energy virtual AGM 2021

This has been a year of plot-twists, the most depressing of which was that we have had to conduct our AGM virtually for the second year running; and the most…

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