Community and local ownership of energy has made good progress by increasing 27 per cent in the last year Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing will announce later today. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Community-and-local-energy-ownership-increases-1750.aspx
MORE than 1,100 people have signed a petition blasting plans for huge wind turbines towering over Culzean Castle and the Electric Brae. http://www.troontimes.com/news/ayr/articles/2015/03/17/527525-petition-against-wind-turbines-near-culzean-/
Banks Renewables has filed plans for the 26-turbine Lethans community wind farm in East Ayrshire, Scotland. http://renews.biz/85712/banks-files-for-26-turbine-lethans/
Soon the Scottish Government will either block or allow a massive wind farm in the Monadhliath mountains, and if it goes ahead the impact will be colossal http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/nature-studies-can-the-threat-to-the-uks-only-true-wilderness-be-seen-off-10111842.html
There are costs and benefits to everything in life. In relevant areas it is the job of scientists and engineers to assess all the evidence for costs and benefits, indicate where in their view the balance lies and if necessary change it as evidence and improved understanding dictate. Read more
Ms Hawthorn, a partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been vice-chairman at the industry organisation since 2013. She has more than 30 years of legal experience with recent work including the consent of four offshore wind farms planned for UK waters. She replaces the outgoing Ronnie Bonnar, the managing director Read more
By Joshua King A wind turbine project which threatened to divide a north-east community has been revived – just months after it was rejected by councillors. Farmer James Gammie had applied to build three 260ft masts on three neighbouring plots of land and claimed they would boost the Read more