Save Loch Urr group hits out at windfarm plans/Daily Record
An energy giant has come under fire over proposals for two new windfarms. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/save-loch-urr-group-hits-4707507
Mountaineers ask for Scottish Government to keep to its promises by rejecting Sallachy and Glencassley Wind Farm proposals/Northern Times
Mountaineers have called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to ensure her government lives up to its promises by rejecting two controversial wind farm proposals in Sutherland. http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Mountaineers-ask-for-Scottish-Government-to-keep-to-keept-its-promises-by-rejecting-Sallachy-and-Glencassley-Wind-Farm-proposals-27112014.htm
Power and energy are very different – The Herald
YOUR report claiming renewables have now overtaken nuclear as Scotland’s main source of electricity (“Steps on road to cutting reliance on fossil fuels”, The Herald, November 27) fails to differentiate between the concepts of energy and power. While the total electrical energy produced by renewables did indeed exceed that from Read more
Wind farm plans withdrawn over report delays – Galloway Gazette
A planning application for eight wind turbines at 100m high at Larbrax, Leswalt has been withdrawn. As reported in the Galloway Gazette last week, PNE Wind UK Ltd intend to develop the site eight kilometres north of Portpatrick and eight kilometres west of Stranraer. However, this week the company requested Read more
Last fight over Viking Energy next month – Shetland News
Written by Pete Bevington The final legal battle over the future of Shetland’s planned 103 turbine Viking Energy wind farm has been provisionally set for 18 December. Anti-Viking campaign group Sustainable Shetland agreed unanimously at a meeting on Tuesday to go ahead with an appeal in London’s Supreme Court. The Read more
Isles planners face up to MoD over controversial turbine – Press and Journal
By Neil Macphail Western Isles planners have controversially approved erecting a wind turbine 30 miles from a military radar base despite a history of being taken to court by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Council chief executive Malcolm Burr warned councillors of that recently the local authority lost a High Read more
Windfarm plan thrown into doubt by solar panel park plan for Angus/The Courier
The future of a national windfarm project off the Angus coastline has been thrown into doubt with the approval of a rival solar panel park. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/windfarm-plan-thrown-into-doubt-by-solar-panel-park-plan-for-angus-1.703851
Navitus Bay wind farm ‘should pay £1bn to tourism businesses’/BBC
The developers behind a planned wind farm off the south coast should pay businesses adversely affected £1bn in compensation, an authority has claimed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-30214453