“Silent protest against plans for wind farm”/Protect Wild Scotland
Concern that windfarm would have a catastrophic effect on tourism. http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/silent-protest-against-plans-for-wind-farm/
Court action claims wind farms will interfere with air defence radar/STV News
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a legal action to overturn a decision to grant a batch of planning applications for wind turbines on the Outer Herbrides following fears over effects on radar. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/268586-mod-launches-court-bid-to-kick-out-windfams-near-south-uist-range/
Planning for wind farms must be “urgently addressed” say MSPs/BBC News
A lack of clarity in planning for wind farms and onshore gas development must be “urgently addressed”, MSPs have said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26579733
Offshore energy ‘may create £6.7bn’ – The Courier
By Press Association Offshore renewables could boost the economy by almost £6.7 billion and help support 150,000 jobs by 2020, a new report has found. This could be achieved if UK companies can “seize the opportunity” and put the industry on an accelerated growth path. This would see total capacity Read more