Viking Energy wind farm plan for Shetland backed by appeal judges – BBC News
Plans to build a major wind farm in Shetland have been given the go-ahead by the courts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-28232269
Turbine “bribes” claim – The Daily Record
By Paul Cargill A windfarm developer has again been accused of handing out “bribes” to hush up potential critics of its plans in Perthshire. Banks Renewables, the company behind a bid to build the biggest turbines the Big County has ever seen on the Bandirran Estate near Balbeggie, recently gave Read more
Wind farm near Rannoch Moor would blight stunning landscape, say mountaineers – The Herald
David Ross Highland Correspondent MOUNTAINEERING leaders are objecting to plans to erect a wind farm near Rannoch Moor, fearing it could cause damage to a landscape that has a “special place in people’s hearts”. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland claimed the Talladh-a-Bheithe project would involve 24 turbines 125 metres tall, Read more