By Graeme Strachan Wind farm objectors have made a new year’s resolution to continue to fight against the “attack on the Angus glens by profiteers”. Almost 100 outraged campaigners have warned they will not go away as they battle to defeat plans for 14 wind turbines “the size of jumbo Read more
A proposal, revealed a year ago by Green Cat Renewables, to build a windfarm 900 metres from Rossie School, has been withdrawn. However, although that has proved good news for opponents of the plan, they are less pleased by the follow-up, that an alternative, albeit smaller, plan has been put Read more
By Jane Candlish Highland residents will get their first glimpse of plans for a new windfarm planned on the edges of the Cairngorms National Park later this month. Swedish company Vattenfall says that they want to build a “major commercial scheme” at the picturesque Dava Moor. The firm, which already Read more
IN an otherwise interesting article, Colette Douglas Home (“When onshore wind turbines blow an ill wind,The Herald, January 6) refers to figures issued by WWF claiming that renewables electricity supplied more than 100 per cent of our needs in six months of last year. The actual figures issued by Read more
Those with an interest in windfarms may be interested to hear about the collapse on Friday 2nd January in light winds of an 80 metre tall 2500kW wind turbine. This turbine was one of eight in the Screggagh wind farm on Murley Mountain in County Tyrone. The industrial sized turbine, Read more
COMMUNITY leaders in Peebles are refusing to support a fighting fund being set up to block a windfarm in the Borders. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/peebles/articles/2015/01/07/520251-windfarm-divides-opinion-in-peebles/
Wherever giant fans have gone up – or are threatened to go up – neighbouring homeowners are finding that the value of their properties is being slashed in half – if they can find a willing buyer at all. http://stopthesethings.com/2015/01/05/banks-refuse-to-lend-for-properties-neighbouring-wind-farms/
DOZENS of 200ft wind turbines identical to the stricken model which collapsed in Co Tyrone remain in operation across Ireland, despite being branded “ticking time bombs.” http://www.irishnews.com/news/turbines-branded-ticking-timebombs-1404412