To anyone who has failed to read beyond a few headlines, talk of a Scottish energy crisis might seem strange. Are we not net exporters of electricity, accounting for 28 per cent of production in 2013? Are we not exploiting our unique advantages in renewables, generating as much from Read more
Magnus Gardham Political Editor SCOTLAND’S giant coal fired power station, Longannet in Fife, could close within 18 months if operator Scottish Power fails to strike a deal to connect it to the national grid, it has emerged. Sources confirmed the company will announce its closure next month unless Read more
Written by Donna MacAllister Highland councillors have rejected plans for a 200ft wind farm mast after 132 residents objected to the scheme. The slim line structure for Airvolution Energy Ltd would have captured wind speeds for a two-year period in Carr Ban Woods one-and-a-half miles from Inverarnie, by Read more
After a successful campaign to block a wind farm on Machars land, protestors are now putting pressure on developers to remove testing masts. EDF Renewables announced plans to pull the plug on the Airriequhillart Wind Farm near Barrachan last month but have made no move to take down Read more
By Jane Candlish A row broke out last night over who was to blame for delays in the consideration of a controversial windfarm application, which mean it will no longer be decided by local councillors. The fate of the Beinn Mhor scheme, which attracted more than 1,200 objections, now Read more
One of the BBC’s most spectacular recent success stories is the weekly wildlife and farming programme, Countryfile. 7 million watch it. But CHRISTOPHER BOOKER says the BBC’s flagship show ignores rural Britain’s real problems http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2966166/Countryfile
A NEWSPAPER poll is being proposed to discover the public’s views on a windfarm development as community leaders struggle to come up with a decision on the best way forward. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/peebles/articles/2015/02/25/525218-windfarm-continues-to-generate-debate/
WIGTOWN conservationists berate the renewable energy firm Ecotricity for its “disrespectful” application to erect a wind farm before the result of their appeal to erect a meteorological mast is decided (Wind farm plan is ‘disrespectful’”, The Herald, February 23). Ecotricity’s response is to say that erecting such a Read more