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In the first half hour Mark takes a look at renewable energy on Orkney. In recent years, Orkney has become a real hub for the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors attracting world class research facilities and specialist companies.

He visits The European Marine Energy Centre's Billia Croo wave test site to find out how technology has advanced since EMEC was established.

We get the background to the renewables sector in Orkney from the Orkney Renewable Energy Forum and an update on how the popularity of electric vehicles is growing from Jonathan Porterfield from Eco-cars.

Is hydrogen the future? A project called Surf 'n Turf is taking excess electricity generated from renewable energy sources on the island of Eday and turning it into hydrogen.

And Mark meets Pete Oswald whose home wind turbine charges his electric car as well as heating his home.

After 8 o'clock...
Euan hears about a campaign to reinstate a mothballed stretch of railway between Thornton and Leven in Fife which could transform the area's economy.

Gigha Halibut is a favourite on many restaurant menus across the UK. Mark visits the fish farm where it is produced.

Jack Lowe is a photographer who is visiting every RNLI Lifeboat Station in the UK and Republic of Ireland as part of The Lifeboat Station Project. This month his travels take him to the North East of Scotland and Kessock where 主播大秀 Producer and lifeboat volunteer Dan Holland found out more about his unique venture.

Following on from Euan's piece about Craigellachie Bridge, a listener got in touch about a sinister potential Second World War home guard defence on the crossing. Euan went to investigate.

The Orkney Beachcombing Facebook page has over 4,000 likes. Euan meets the man behind it, Martin Gray, and finds out about his passion for finding things on the shore.

Our soundscape this week is the wave at the beautiful Skaill Bay.

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