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Wind turbines become “ticking time bombs” – Die Welt
[The following is a Google translation of a story in the German newspaper Die Welt. There are many others. It explains the point made in the letter in the Herald today ] By Daniel Wetzel, Business editor Many wind turbines are now 20 or even 25 years old. This increases the risk of serious accidents,
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The turbine timebomb – Herald (letters)
AS we swelter in this fine summer, I wonder if any readers know that we could all be in grave danger from the dreaded “Tickenden Zeitbomben”. Is it a fearsome Scottish cleg? Is it the fabled Loch Ness Monster? No, but it could be much closer to you than you think and potentially extremely
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UK Govt holds Brexit White Paper briefing with Scottish energy chiefs – SEN
Scottish energy chiefs yesterday attended a Brexit briefing by the UK Govt minister for Scotland as the UK prime minister published its long-awaited preferred-options for the British departure from the EU next year. The energy organisations which took part in the briefing were identified as Scottish Power and the trade associations for the oil and
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From Holy Grail to wasteland – Stornoway Gazette
For over a decade, policy-makers in the Western Isles have seen ‘renewable energy’ as the key to achieving the Holy Grail of Hebridean aspiration. That is, long-term economic abundance and cash flow, thereby lifting the island population away from perceived poverty and inequalities vis-a-vis the mainland. Onshore wind farms and an inter-connector (in island parlance
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English and Portuguese energy developers seek planning permission for new wind farms in Argyllshire and Moray Firth – SEN
Energy developers based in England and Portugal have submitted new planning applications to build two new wind farms in Scotland. Blue Energy is already undertaking assessment and design work on a wind farm proposal on land on the Kintyre Peninsula approximately 12 miles south of Tarbert, Argyllshire. Its Glasgow based agents Arcus has prepared a
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New Post from Planning Democracy
By Clare Symonds on Jul 12, 2018 04:16 pm Last month we sent an open letter to the Minister, it was signed by 87 community and environmental organisations and academics (others continue to ask to add their names). We said that the one key theme of our collective experience is that people feel very
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Eric Trump brands Aberdeen bay wind farm development ‘irrelevant’ – Press and Journal
Donald Trump’s son Eric seems to have accepted the controversial wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen that his father fought hard to stop. Eric Trump brands Aberdeen bay wind farm development ‘irrelevant’
Planning and Environmental Appeals division: annual review 2017-2018
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division’s annual review of its performance for 2017 to 2018. https://beta.gov.scot/publications/planning-and-environmental-review-annual-review-2017-2018/