Patna Community Council have backed the plans to erect 50 wind turbines whilst Dalmellington Community Council remain staunchly against the proposal. http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/07/18/504418-windfarm-will-bring-investment-says-community-council/
Hawick Community Council delivered a resounding snub to the Birneyknow wind farm development on Monday night in the lesser town hall. http://www.hawick-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/wind-farm-bid-gets-short-shrift-1-3480281
By Leeza Clark Plans have been submitted to extend Little Raith Windfarm. Kennedy Renewables, which owns and operates the windfarm near Mossmorran, wants to add another six turbines to the nine which have operated there since November 2012. The windfarm reportedly produces enough electricity to power 14,500 homes each year. Read more
By Will Lyon An appeal has been lodged with the Scottish Government by the developers behind plans for the biggest windfarm in Angus. The application for 17 wind turbines to be erected on Nathro Hill at Glen Lethnot, near Edzell, was turned down by Angus Council in March. Developers Eurowind Read more
The so-called “green jobs” boom in renewable energy has not lived up to the hype. As government policy flip-flops in favour of one form of energy to another – one minute offshore wind, the next minute, fracking – investors are losing faith. http://www.thegwpf.org/green-jobs-fade-as-wind-farms-face-axe/
Wind turbines may catch on fire ten times more often than is publicly reported, putting nearby properties at risk and casting doubt on their green credentials, researchers have warned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/10971762/Wind-turbine-fires-ten-times-more-common-than-thought-experts-warn.html
AN ENERGY company has confirmed that it has scaled down its proposal for a windfarm development in Peeblesshire. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/west-linton/articles/2014/07/17/503899-scaled-down-proposal-for-hag-law-windfarm/
A PLANNED wind turbine at Llandysul will be switched off during the hours of darkness to minimise its risk to bats, members of Ceredigion County Council’s Development Control Committee have agreed. http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/41425/