Rural Affairs and Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead today launched the Agri-Renewables Strategy for Scotland to contribute to a cleaner and greener country. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/The-green-shoots-of-agriculture-959.aspx
For the first time, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland has objected to a wind farm application in south-west Scotland. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/mountaineering-council-makes-first-objections-to-wind-farms-in-dumfries-shire/
The first step towards erecting giant wind turbines next to one of Scotland’s finest beauty spots has been taken in private. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/first-step-towards-craigvinean-windfarm-taken-in-private-1.225890
The American billionaire withdrew his plans to build a second course in Aberdeenshire last week after losing a court case to stop the construction of wind turbines. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/460159/Donald-Trump-faces-a-new-wind-farm-battle-to-protect-Irish-resort
You might be interested in this new video entitled ‘Wind Energy: Chalk it up as a loss’. It is an excoriating analysis of industrial wind energy, presented by my policy adviser, Ben Acheson. It may be useful for everyone running individual anti-wind campaigns across the UK and Ireland. The link Read more
Michael Settle UK Political Editor AN independent Scotland would have to rely on power from England to keep its lights on under Alex Salmond’s renewables plan, Ed Davey, the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, warns today. Mr Davey raised fears over the First Minister’s renewable energy vision. He suggested Read more
Plans for two wind farms near Duns, with a joint total of 33 turbines all over 130m tall, have not gone down well with Historic Scotland. Both potential wind farms are at early stages; developers haven’t yet submitted planning applications but have requested a scoping opinion, giving Scottish Borders Council Read more
Wil Crisp The government’s push into offshore wind power has created a boom in renegade ship operators that are exploiting workers and putting lives in danger, according to the UK’s largest marine workers’ union. Nautilus has dubbed the sector that operates boats for the UK’s offshore windfarms the “wild west” Read more