Progress continues in North Ayrshire Council’s drive to cut carbon emissions as part of its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. Since 2005, area-wide emissions have reduced in North Ayrshire by 49 per cent while the Council’s own emissions have plummeted by 68 per cent. The Council’s Cabinet welcomed the figures and underlined
On 29th June 2022, the North Ayrshire Council Planning Committee resolved to grant planning permission for XLCC’s HVDC subsea cable manufacturing operations in Hunterston, Scotland. Breaking ground in the coming months, the brownfield site will create a new UK industry to support global decarbonisation targets. Once fully operational, the facility will support 900 jobs in
Following the announcement today that Ardeer, North Ayrshire, is no longer a candidate to host the proposed STEP fusion plant, North Ayrshire Council Leader Marie Burns said: “While it is clear there will be disappointment for many that Ardeer won’t be home to the fusion plant, there is still much to be positive about. “We have
The project team and owners of Oldhall Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) based at the Oldhall Industrial Estate in Irvine, Ayrshire are holding a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at the Gailes Hotel and Spa, Marine Drive, Irvine, Ayrshire, KA11 5AE on Thursday 21st April 2022 from 10.30 until 18.30. The Oldhall ERF will generate 17MW of
North Ayrshire Council’s Capital Budget - which will deliver investment worth £410m over the next decade - will play a key role in the area’s economic recovery from Covid-19. The Capital Budget supports investment in buildings, infrastructure and regeneration projects and the newly-approved programme will see a focus on improving our roads, investing in our
Ambitious proposals to generate clean, green council-owned renewable energy at a key strategic North Ayrshire Council site have been revealed. The plans – expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday – are for three wind turbines and a solar farm to be developed at the i3 Strategic Investment Campus in Irvine. And if successful,
22nd November 2021 The next phase of assessments is underway at Scotland’s only shortlisted location for the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. Experts have arrived at the site on the Ardeer peninsula in North Ayrshire, which was last month named on the list of five UK locations in the running to host the Spherical Tokamak for
29th October 2021 Low Carbon and WEPP have announced the sale of Doveryard Limited to funds managed by Octopus Renewables, which will see the construction of the waste-to-energy facility on the Oldhall Industrial Estate in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. The planned facility, which has been in development for the last three years, will export 17 MW
14th October 2021 Statement from Council Leader Joe Cullinane following the announcement from the UK Atomic Energy Authority that the Ardeer peninsular site has been successful in moving to the next phase of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production shortlisting process. Councillor Cullinane said: “We welcome the news from the UK Atomic Energy Authority that
