Key projects
Car Club – This trial, a partnership between the SIC and Enterprise Car Club, began in April 2024 and sees eight shared vehicles being made available to Council and NHS teams, as well as being open for local businesses, organisations and members of the public to sign up to. The aim is provide more flexibility and efficiency for the Council, as well as supporting individuals and groups who do not own a vehicle to access one when they need it in an easy and affordable way, whilst the experience and information gathered will help us understand how the car club model could operate in Shetland and adopted further. You will be able to hire by the hour or day, 24/7, on a first come first served basis using the Enterprise Car Club app and will also be able to use vehicles across the country. It is open to people aged 19 or over who have valid driving licence and a valid major credit or debit card in their name, the scheme also offers a surrogate driver programme which allows a person with disabilities to join and add three additional surrogate drivers to their account at no additional cost.
There is an annual membership fee of just £10 for Shetland residents for the first year (after which membership is £20 per year), as well as an hourly or day rate and mileage charge based on how far the vehicle is driven.
Carbon Literacy Training – A bespoke Shetland climate emergency training course to raise levels of climate change awareness and understanding across Shetland. This course is now available to all Shetland Partnership employees. If you would like to hear more about this course, please get in touch.
Climate Conversations – An ongoing work stream with the purpose to instigate, encourage, promote and engage in conversation and discussion around climate change in Shetland. To ensure community priorities are reflected in Shetland Islands Council climate action works.
ORION Clean Energy Project – A strategic framework connecting organisations with a common ambition: to transform the Shetland region into a centre for secure and affordable clean energy.
Rural Energy Hubs Project – The project aims to use the pilot hub to develop a model for establishing a wider network of rural energy hubs across Orkney and Shetland, and to demonstrate how decarbonisation can be developed, embedded and accelerated locally.
Shetland Adapts – A Shetland Partnership framework for place based adaptation to climate change across Shetland.
Shetland Clean Energy Project – One component of the Islands Centre for Net Zero (ICNZ) which includes Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles with a local supply & demand focus.
Shetland Islands Council Net Zero Route Map – A framework and plan for how and when Shetland Islands Council will reach Net Zero. The SIC Net Zero Route Map is available on our reports and findings page.
Shetland Net Zero Route Map – A framework and plan for how and when Shetland will reach Net Zero. The Shetland Net Zero Route Map is available on our reports and findings page.