Green bid blows in/The Ayrshire Post
A farmer made an impassioned plea to erect two wind turbines on his land. http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/ayr-news/2013/09/06/102545-33805780/
Mountaineers to oppose new wind farm bid – The Herald
Scotland’s mountaineers are mobilising opposition over second attempt to site a wind farm on a famous Highland mountain. However, the developers say they have their geography wrong. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland says the site earmarked for development of up to 19 turbines is on Carn Gorm, which is on Read more…
The arithmetic of wind turbines – The Herald
YOUR correspondents Fiona Stark (Letters, September 4) and Linda Holt (Letters, September 5) are correct to highlight the absence of full data on wind turbine numbers in Scotland. Most seriously, there has been a deafening silence from Holyrood about the potential numbers of turbines and how much of our countryside Read more…
Wind farm extension plans – Galloway Gazette
Plans are afoot to extend a wind farm on the Galloway and Ayrshire border. The 28-turbine Mark Hill farm, which takes in land between Glentrool and Barrhill, has been operational at full capacity since 2011 and now Scottish Renewables are carrying out surveys with a view to an extension with Read more…
MP backs wind farm limits – Galloway Gazette
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell is backing calls by Scotland’s planning bosses for limits to be set on wind farms. Heads of Planning Scotland (HoPS) said the Scottish government’s new planning guidelines should for the first time specify the country’s “future turbine requirements”. This would help local Read more…