- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new hydro energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
Applications for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 received for hydro energy developments since 7 December 2007, that have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined by Scottish ministers are:
| Name | Date of Application | Mega Watt Capacity |
| Allt Fionn Hydro 2008 | 4 August 2008 | 2.4 MW |
| Sloy Pumping Station | 4 September 2008 | 0* |
| Ederline | 22 April 2009 | 1.7 MW |
| Maldie Burn | 11 June 2009 | 4.5 MW |
| Kildermorie | 15 December 2009 | 7.5 MW |
| Loch Eilde Mor | 19 December 2009 | 7.0 MW |
Note: *The application for Sloy Pumping station is to extend and convert the existing power generating station to a pumping station. The current capacity of 152.5 MW would not change.
Applications for hydro developments under 1 MW are dealt with by local planning authorities and the information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new hydro energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been determined under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
Since 7 December 2007, applications were received and determined by Scottish ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the following hydro energy developments:
| Name | Date of Application | Mega Watt Capacity |
| Rannoch Hydro | 31 July 2008 | 1.5 MW |
| Allt Fionn 2009 | 21 July 2009 | 2.1 MW |
| Ben Glas | 21 July 2009 | 1.6 MW |
| Derry Darroch | 21 July 2009 | 2.0 MW |
| Upper Falloch | 21 July 2009 | 1.0 MW |
| Cia Aig | 4 September 2009 | 3.0 MW |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new renewable energy developments received since 7 December 2007, other than wind, hydro and marine, which have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
Applications for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for new renewable energy developments other that wind, hydro and marine, received since 7 December 2007, that have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined are:
| Name | Date of Application | Mega watt capacity |
| Dundee Biomass | 17 August 2010 | 120MW |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new wave and tidal energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been referred to a public local inquiry, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
No applications for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for new wave and tidal energy developments received since 7 December 2007 have been referred to a public local inquiry.
Since April 2010, all new Section 36 applications for offshore developments will be processed by Marine Scotland.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for extensions to existing wind energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
Applications for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 received for extensions to existing wind energy developments since 7 December 2007, that have been neither referred to a public local inquiry nor determined by Scottish ministers are:
| Name | Date of Application | Mega Watt Capacity |
| Black Law wind farm Extension | 25 January 2008 | 90 MW |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for extensions to existing wind energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been referred to a public local inquiry, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
No applications received after 7 December 2007 for consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to extend existing wind energy developments have been referred to a public local inquiry.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new renewable energy developments received since 7 December 2007, other than wind, hydro and marine, which have been referred to a public local inquiry, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
No applications received since 7 December 2007 for consent to develop new renewable energy developments other than wind, hydro and marine under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, have been referred to a public local inquiry.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new wind energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been determined under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
No applications for new wind energy developments received since 7 December 2007 have been determined under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for new wave and tidal energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been referred to a public local inquiry, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35755 on 6 September 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list those applications for extensions to existing hydro energy developments received since 7 December 2007 which have been referred to a public local inquiry, giving the name of the project, the date of the application and the mega watt capacity of the development.
Answer
No applications received since 7 December 2007 for consent to extend existing hydro energy developments, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, have been referred to a public local inquiry.
