A sea eagle once frequently sighted at Tentsmuir Forest has become the first reported case to have been killed by a wind turbine since the reintroduction of the species to Scotland. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/tentsmuir-sea-eagle-first-to-be-killed-by-wind-turbine-1-3447745
By Tim Pauling The fight to get doctors more involved in the debate over the feared health impact of giant wind turbines has stepped up a gear. Campaigners have written to British Medical Association (BMA) president Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran accusing officers of failing to inform members of the issues. It Read more
The UK’s Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank today reported an operating loss of £5.7 million in its first full financial year. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/green-investment-bank-today-launches-1-billion-uk-offshore-wind-fund/
David Cameron’s planned subsidy cuts for U.K. wind power are unsettling the investors the prime minister needs to fund infrastructure of all kinds, the company developing one of the nation’s biggest wind farms said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/cameron-cuts-for-wind-unsettle-u-k-investors-vattenfall.html
SNP ministers have prevented councils from declaring a temporary ban on the construction of more wind farms even where the National Grid would struggle to carry the electricity they generate. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10920605/SNP-prevents-councils-from-imposing-ban-on-more-wind-farms.html
SCOTTISH Borders Council’s attempts to curb the surge of new wind farms in the region have been greeted with a predictably hostile response from renewable energy companies. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/borders/articles/2014/06/24/502023-wind-farm-firms-fight-back-against-turbine-curbs/
According to renewable energy industry magazine Recharge News, Samsung Heavy Industries is pulling back from activities in the offshore wind sector while it undertakes a strategic review. Samsung’s Methil Turbine “Out of Wind” According to Industry Magazine
David Ross Highland Correspondent THE final version of a map of Scotland’s wildest land has been welcomed by conservationists but will continue to be controversial in some crofting areas. The map, which supports the Government’s new planning policy framework, was produced by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to identify the most Read more