Fife – A Place for Energy Transition

Fife – A Place for Energy highlighted cutting-edge local energy projects and explored how the region can play a leading role in Scotland’s energy transition and in tackling the climate crisis. The event crucially looked at how Fife can work with partners across the Southeast and beyond to help shift to a cleaner, more sustainable energy system.

Over 150 attendees, including key figures from Fife Council, national agencies, housing associations, developers and industry discussed and debated how to move towards a more resilient and greener energy future.

Cllr Jan Wincott, Spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change, Fife Council, said: “This event showcased Fife’s ground-breaking energy projects and helped forge partnerships to create a cleaner, fairer and more sustainable future for all. The event underscored Fife’s potential and ambition to be at the forefront of Scotland’s energy transformation.”

The keynote address delivered by Fergus Tickell, Regional Energy Strategic Planning Manager for Scotland at NESO, provided an overview of Scotland’s Regional Energy Strategic Plans and how Fife can lead the way in shaping Scotland’s energy future.

Fergus Tickell, Regional Energy Strategic Planning Manager for Scotland, NESO, said: “Local leadership and collaboration can deliver real change for the environment and communities.

“Fife is playing a vital role in the UK’s energy transition by helping shape the future of regional energy planning through its work with NESO. Our Regional Energy Strategic Plans will ensure local communities like Fife get the right infrastructure, in the right place, at the right time — supporting clean, reliable and affordable energy for generations to come.”

Topics covered at the event included:

• Planning and the Energy Transition – featuring Fife’s long-term energy vision and practical steps to integrate energy transition in local planning, with insights from Fife Council, housing associations, and SP Energy Networks.
• Developing the Future Workforce – tackling the jobs and skills gap around cleaner energy, with input from Fife College, the University of Edinburgh, and local organisations.
• Renewable Heat from Minewater – showcasing Fife’s potential to harness minewater for sustainable heat, alongside case studies from the Mining Remediation Authority and Gateshead Council.
• Energy for Industry: Supporting the Transition – highlighting how local businesses are driving innovation to decarbonise industry and create a more secure, inclusive energy system.'Fife – A Place for Energy’ also threw a spotlight on pioneering energy projects in Fife, including the Dunfermline and Rosyth Energy Plan led by Fife Council and Ramboll, looking at how the whole energy system supports/impacts a heat network, and ground-breaking work from the Eden Campus at the University of St Andrews.For more information about the event and Fife’s energy plans, visit: Fife - A Place for Energy | Our Fife - Creating a successful, confident and fairer Fife

   

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