Wednesday 19 March 2014

New Arctic sea passage could make Shetland shipping hub

Arctic ice-melt could lead to new 'North-East Passage' and need for a container port in Shetland, says Professor Chris Harvie in wide-ranging piece for Scottish Review.

http://www.scottishreview.net/ChrisHarvie150.shtml

Also tackles renewable energy and North Sea decommissioning.

Thursday 13 March 2014

Seaweed energy? Shetland project could provide fuel for future

Cultivated Shetland seaweed could provide a fuel for the future both in the isles and as an export, according to a scientist from the North Atlantic Fisheries College (NAFC)Marine Centre in Scalloway.

 A Coastal Communities Fund grant of £290,000 has been awarded to the centre for a project aimed at developing local seaweed cultivation. 


Full story from The Shetland Times here. http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2014/03/12/290000-to-develop-seaweed-growing/