Helen Melone

Personal account & own views | Heat & solar policy expert | Research in gender & #fuelpoverty | Trustee @SouthSeeds | Hills & Mountains

[Net Zero Scotland @ScotGovNetZero]

Climate Action Minister @AlasdairAllan has welcomed the second report from the independent Green Heat Finance Taskforce, published today.

The report focuses on options for financing place-based solutions, heat networks and social housing retrofit.

More: https://t.co/aNrSFrlNHq

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@ClarksonsFarm1 My husband and I would love to, one day :-)

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

Throwing it back to The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2024 and shouting out @HighlandCouncil for winning the Outstanding Project Award, sponsored by @ssencommunity.

Their project transformed 250 homes with solar PV, heat pumps, and battery storage.

https://t.co/9XULYBBIkz.

[Lorna Slater @lornaslater]

🏭 Heat networks use waste heat from industry to heat buildings and homes. They are a great idea and we should be building more of them in Scotland to make heating cheaper and lower carbon.

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

Really pleased to share that our Heat Networks Vision is finally published! See all the details below #districtheating #renewableheat #heatnetworks #wasteheat #HeatinBuildingsBill #Heating

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

🚨Scotland’s Heat Network Vision is here!🚨

More than half of Scotland’s energy consumption goes toward heating our buildings and homes – and if we’re to meet the Scottish Government’s 2045 net-zero target, urgent action is needed.

Our report, National Heat Networks: A Vision for Scotland, outlines how the Scottish Government can adopt our key recommendations for heat networks and steer a national strategy for the decarbonisation of heat across Scotland.

Read it here: https://t.co/4mz72VhlUG,

#lowcarbonheat #renewables

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@GovanhillGo Did they not increase the amount of trains south in the evening just recently? Before all the current delays?

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@MurphyNiallGLA Maybe they were thinking of the Clyde walkway under the bridge, that's sort of tunnel-like?

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@MurphyNiallGLA This one? Although its not at Glasgow Bridge - https://t.co/nvPJQhSvIB

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@theiaincameron Did you climb up to the trig point above the golf course? This was a lockdown find for me

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

Today we have called for solar funding to be reinstated to the @HomeEnergyScot (HES) grant and loan scheme.

@scotgov has an ambition to increase solar deployment from 0.5GW of capacity to between 4GW-6GW by 2030. To help achieve these targets, Scottish Renewables has urged the Scottish Government to:

➡ Increase funding available in the HES grant and loan scheme by £20 million - reinstating solar PV and energy storage systems.
➡ Continue to expand the size and scale of interest free loan and grant programmes for energy efficiency measures, including solar energy, and heat pump installations, particularly for smaller properties, rural and island fuel-poor households.

🔗Read more in our news release: https://t.co/bhMlSovICO

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@theiaincameron Good explanation - I didn't quite understand what the watershed was before. Thanks!

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@Paulinesilverm1 I'm so sad to hear this - I met him once, he was such a lovely dog. Sending you love xx

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

We are proud to release the 5th annual Supply Chain Impact Statement, showcasing 40 dynamic Scotland-based companies at the forefront of the renewable energy sector.

Emma Harrick, Head of Energy Transition and Supply Chain, said: “This year’s Supply Chain Impact Statement has given us a clear insight into the major role these businesses and organisations are playing in our industry with 90% of those confirming they have recruited exclusively for renewable energy roles in the last 12 months.

📖 Read the Supply Chain Impact Statement 2023/24 on our website: https://t.co/P7X3RyZs8F

🔗 Read our news release here: https://t.co/a4ONfb4iWK

From the Borders to the Islands, these companies are not just talking about a green future, they’re building it. See how in our Supply Chain Impact Statement 23/24. https://t.co/a4ONfb4iWK

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@kerriandrewsuk Kerri, it's really tough - been through it when I used to work in libraries and the council closed them. Happy to chat about it, if that would be helpful? Xx

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@ScotAirAmb Looks like Beinn A Ghlo to the left and Ben Vrackie to the right and a wee bit of Pitlochry at its foot

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@Stumpysheep @AbiTruebig Happy birthday Abi 🥳🥳☺️

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@UndisScot Mull of Galloway lighthouse?

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@UndisScot Applecross mountains from Kishorn

[Scottish Renewables @ScotRenew]

New Scottish Renewables event on March 19 in Glasgow is unmissable. Read blog which says: “Delegates should come with open minds and will leave inspired” https://t.co/JXx3gBHswU #SETSHOWCASE24

[Helen Melone @hmelone]

@GovanhillGo https://t.co/ng6nAvOZRb This is why the area is cordoned off.