Unlocking Hydro Energy across Scotland

Green Highland specialises in developing small to medium scale hydro electric schemes.

Our main focus is to provide advice and solutions to landowners on sustainable hydro schemes through the whole process of design, procurement and operation.

About Hydro

Scotland has been successfully utilising hydro power in the Highlands for over seventy years and is an ideal hydro location with its mountainous terrain, lochs and rivers and a high average rainfall.  There are many suitable sites in the Highlands for the development of micro hydro electric schemes. These micro schemes are often sited in environmentally sensitive areas and can be housed either underground or in existing buildings, with little or no visible impact on the landscape or harm to the environment.

Hydro Energy News

Green Highland's Miranda Lindsay climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

Miranda Lindsay, Green Highland's Administration and Finance Manager was thrilled to get to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on Thursday 25th February.

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Scottish & Southern Energy starts Project in Glen Lyon

Throughout October Scottish & Southern Energy, Green Highland's partner company, has laid nearly 20kms of underground cable in Glen Lyon, Perthshire.

The connection of the 33kV line to the National Grid is the prelude to the construction of seven small scale run of river hydro schemes which will have a total output of nearly 7MW.

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All Energy Exhibition 2010

Green Highland will be at All Energy 2010 in May next year. The All-Energy exhibition and conference is the UK’s largest event devoted to renewable energy.

The tenth in the annual series will be held in Aberdeen on 19 and 20 May 2010.

Green Highland's Alastair Riddell featured on BBC's 'Rivers' series.

BBC One has commissioned a new five-part series, 'River Journeys with Griff Rys Jones'. Shown on 26th July the first episode starts upstream from Kinlochleven, into one of the most remote areas in the country, then follows the fast and furious course of the water downstream to Perth.

Government Plans for Renewable Future

Launched in the last month, the UK Government's Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) and Scottish Government's Renewables Action Plan (RAP) are the results of industry wide consultations last year. Download them on the Links page.

John Swinney Formally Opens Our New Offices

Green Highland officially opened the new offices in Aberfeldy, Highland Perthshire. John Swinney, MSP for North Tayside, attended the opening of the offices at 1 Kenmore Street.

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Energy Saving Scotland: Small Business Loan Scheme

The scheme is available to provide loans to help businesses install measures that reduce energy consumption or to install renewable energy technologies. Read more>>

Press Release 5 August 2008

Energy Boost for Green Highland. Read more >>