Anti-windfarm campaigner hears outcome of Neighbour Notification for Wind Turbine Applications Petition. Aileen Jackson returned to the Public Petitions Committee at Holyrood on 10 December 2013 to hear the outcome of her Petition on extending Neighbour Notification for Wind Turbine Applications to the ten nearest properties (without a financial interest) Read more
By Graham Brown A key planning blueprint appears to have closed the door on future large-scale windfarm developments in Angus. The long-awaited strategic landscape capacity assessment for wind energy in Angus was commissioned to assist the decision-making process over wind energy development proposals and planning applications. In a statement already Read more
JOHN Black analyses the economics of renewable energy (Letters, December 13). He does not take into account that there is another aspect which is relevant and which may explain the consistent popularity of wind and other forms of renewable energy here in Scotland – a deeply-held desire to keep Scotland Read more
Plans have been revealed for the construction of another wind farm on land near to one already in operation five miles west of Duns. An energy firm has lodged a report with Scottish Borders Council detailing its proposal for a 470-hectare wind farm close to Langton Lees. RES UK estimates Read more
The U.S. shale gas boom is reverberating across Britain’s chemical industry, the nation’s second-largest export earner. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-12/shale-boom-shakes-u-dot-k-dot-s-32-billion-chemicals-industry-energy
A massive 600MW hydro power scheme in the Highlands has been given the green light by the Scottish Government. http://www.energyvoice.com/2013/12/scottish-government-gives-green-light-massive-600mw-hydro-scheme/
Britain is the world leader in planning for offshore wind power. However, it’s far from being a world leader in developing it, and even less so in manufacturing for it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25367518
Scottish Power has announced dropping development of their proposed TIREE (Argyll) Array. The proposed TIREE (Argyll) Array was to be the largest offshore wind farm in Europe. NO TIREE ARRAY (NTA), was formed in 2010 to resist the development of this proposed offshore windfarm/array. Had the Tiree(Argyll) Array been developed, Read more