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Five public information events are being held in Caithness ahead of an offshore wind scheme that will see cables being brought ashore in the county.

Developers of a floating wind farm off the north coast intend to reduce the number of turbines while maintaining the project's 100MW capacity.

SSEN Transmission has set out its network development plan including a controversial overhead power line with "mega pylons" from Spittal to Beauly.

West of Orkney Windfarm proposal could power more than two million homes

Seabed survey work has been completed for the proposed West of Orkney Windfarm, which will be bigger than the Beatrice development if it goes ahead.

A 400kV line between Caithness and Inverness-shire is part of a major upgrade that will bring "significant economic growth", SSEN Transmission says.

Dounreay's operators have still to decide what to do with the remaining 140 tonne stockpile of sodium on site.

No part of the Highlands will be safe from industrialisation if massive new power lines go ahead, people in south-east Caithness have been told.

“Mega” pylons passing through south-east Caithness would be almost three times as tall as the area's most prominent building, Dunbeath Castle.

A high-tech buoy has been launched to monitor an offshore site off the Caithness coast ahead of a proposed giant wind farm.

Companies in Caithness, Sutherland and Orkney could benefit from a unique opportunity to get involved in the growing offshore renewable energy sector.

A world-leading tidal energy firm operating in the Pentland Firth will develop the most powerful tidal turbines ever built after securing a new deal.

SSEN Transmission claims the money will have " a lasting positive economic impact in the region."

A full planning application has been submitted for a seven-turbine wind farm in the heart of Caithness with turbines as high as 220 metres.

More than 70 unexploded bombs and other devices have been cleared from the site of a new wind farm being built in the Moray Firth.

Work on a new wind farm in Caithness is to begin next month – more than two-and-a-half years after the development was rejected by Highland Council.

Ylem Energy wants to build a 37 megawatt plant to provide power to the National Grid

A CAITHNESS wind farm’s operational life looks set to double to 50 years after a planning application was recommended for approval.

Trudy Morris described the increase in electricty sales from the site as 'very positive'

Improved performance result of significant upgrade to two of the turbines