Where There's Farming, There's Muck
HIH Case Study
Where there is farming, there is muck. And for many farm managers the ongoing disposal of tonnes of manure can be a headache. Although manure is a good fertiliser, the need to spread tonnes of wet...
Neaty Hydro
HIH Case Study
The Neaty Hydro is built high up on the River Farrar on the Culligran Estate owned by Frank Spencer-Nairn. The River Farrar already produces Hydro electricity from the Culligran scheme, commissioned...
Going green at Kincardine Castle
HIH Case Study
Kincardine Estate
Kincardine Castle and Estate are ‘going green’, and are working towards reducing consumption and reliance on fossil fuels. In early 2012, owners Andrew and Nicola Bradford completed...
Affordable Renewable Energy
HIH Case Study
Hopetoun Estate
One of the core remits of Hopetoun Estate is to protect, preserve and enhance the built and natural heritage of the estate for future generations whilst minimizing any the impact on...
Investing in technology
HIH Case Study
Balbirnie Home Farms
Investment in a biomass grain drier at Balbirnie in central Fife has not only improved the carbon footprint of the estate but has proved to be an astute cost-cutting exercise too...
Glenmuckloch Community Energy Park
HIH Case Study
Teaching pupils to manage their finances is an increasingly important part of the curriculum. However students at a school in Dumfries and Galloway have an altogether tougher budgeting challenge...
Green Highland Renewables
HIH Case Study
Green Highland Renewables
Perth hydro developer Green Highland Renewables has commissioned an innovative hydro scheme which is now generating future income for a remote Highland community.
The hydro...