More than £81 billion worth of renewable energy projects are proposed by 2025, representing nearly half of all infrastructure spending in the UK, new figures reveal. The Scottish share is £16.4bn or 20 per cent of the headline figure, but the industry in Scotland is warning sustained political support is Read more
Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent A UNIVERSITY principal at the centre of a secrecy row over payments from a private company already receives extra money from two other businesses, it has emerged. According to his register of interests, Sir Jim McDonald, the principal of Strathclyde University in Glasgow, has paid posts Read more
More than 100 people turned out at a public debate on proposals for a wind farm in the hills above Helensburgh – and voted against the idea. The meeting, held in the Victoria Halls, was hosted by Helensburgh Community Council last Thursday, October 23. The developers – Helensburgh Renewables and Read more
By Morag Lindsay Wind turbines have killed more birds of prey in Scotland so far this year than deliberate poisoning or shooting, a government report has revealed. Four raptors were confirmed killed by the devices between January and June this year and a fifth bird – a golden eagle – Read more
Campaigners against a wind farm in the Monadhliath Mountains have called on the Scottish Government to stay true on its word to protect wild land. It comes, they have said, as Ministers allow the developers behind the project, RWE, to spin matters out even further through preparing a Wild Land Read more
Campaigners against a wind farm in the Monadhliath Mountains have called on the Scottish Government to stay true on its word to protect wild land. http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Government-must-stay-true-on-wild-land-say-campaigners-29102014.htm
he Pentland Firth is a raw, stormy sound between the Scottish mainland and the Orkney Islands, known for some of the world’s fastest flowing marine waters. Daily tides here reach 11 miles per hour, and can go as high as 18 – a breakneck current that’s the reason people are Read more
Middleton Burn Ltd are continuing plans to develop a 14-turbine wind farm near Belford, despite the unanimous refusal of a similar scheme just weeks ago. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/all-news/middleton-burn-ltd-to-hold-wind-farm-exhibition-1-3587780