If you feel exhausted to receive yet another email from our campaign, think how we feel in Straiton, where yet another of the five major windfarm applications near our village has gone in to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government. This one is Glenmount, planned by RWE (Npower). Read more
Dear All Just a short while ago Falk Renewables were refused permission for a wind farm on iconic Ben Wyvis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wyvis). They didn’t appeal because of the strength of public feeling against it. That doesn’t stop other developers chancing their luck and here we have two. Apologies for the late Read more
For all tariffs before 1 April 2014, the rates have been adjusted by the annual RPI rate (as at December 2013) of 2,7%. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/85847/rpiadjustedtariffsnon-pvconditionaldate1.pdf
Bosses at the Cairngorms National Park have said they will not object to two new proposals by the Scottish Government for wind farms near the park. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/262696-cairngorms-bosses-no-objection-to-plans-for-two-new-windfarms/
The industry body said that significant drop offs in a few, previously healthy, markets are to blame for the fall. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1229628/european-wind-installations-drop-off
Six turbines, known as the ‘Rhodders Wind Farm’ development, will now be added to the west of the already 13-turbine Burnfoot Hill wind farm. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/02/03/487194-decision-to-block-extension-to-an-ochil-hills-wind-farm-is-overturned-/
Opposition to the expansion of wind farms in Caithness in North-East Scotland is reaching deafening levels. Protect Wild Scotland visited the area last month to see and hear about the problems ourselves. http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/caithness-against-wind-farms/
Income from a 900kW community-owned wind turbine in the Outer Hebrides will help fund community projects on the islands of Barra and Vatersay. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/02/green-power-benefits-islands-communities/