By Richard Burdge A conservation charity has claimed that a controversial windfarm in Highland Perthshire would be “a stab in the heart” for Scotland’s most unspoiled landscapes. The John Muir Trust, which is based in Pitlochry, has lodged an objection to the proposed Talladh-a-Bheithe project, which would lie just north Read more
Generating electricity creates noise, but the traditional nuclear, coal and gas fired power stations are all positioned some considerable distance from human habitation. Not so wind turbines where “official guidance” stipulates that turbines should be no closer than 1.5 miles from habitation – although the Noise Abatement Society recommends a Read more
Paula Murray A Pensioner is abandoning her Scottish dream home after more than a quarter of a century because wind turbines are making her life a “living hell”. Kay Siddell, 69, and her husband John, 64, moved to their rural retreat at Old Dailly, near Girvan, Ayrshire, in 1988 to Read more
A wind farm has been paid £11 million not to produce electricity, The Telegraph can disclose. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/11053385/11m-for-the-wind-farm-that-was-not-working.html
Sunday Times: “No more wind farms please: Scotland is full, says planning official” http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/sunday-times-no-more-wind-farms-please-scotland-is-full-says-planning-official/
Credit: By Richard Watt | The Courier | 23 August 2014 | www.thecourier.co.uk ~~ The Scottish Government has appointed an arbiter to resolve a controversial windfarm application for the Angus Glens. Renewables developer Eurowind’s plans to build a 17-turbine farm at Glen Lethnot near Brechin are with Scottish ministers and Read more
Hundreds of residents in Helensburgh and Lomond viewed plans for a community wind farm last weekend. Developers say more than 300 people visited The Tower on Friday and Saturday, August 15 and 16, to see details of the planning application for five wind turbines on the land at Tom na Read more
Construction on one of the world’s largest tidal power projects will begin in the Pentland Firth later this year, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced. Once completed, the 269-turbine development could power almost 175,000 homes and support more than 100 jobs in the north of Scotland. The £20.5 million investment Read more