Helen McArdle Transport Correspondent IT is the largest airship in the world, offering military surveillance to the US Army and soon to be deployed in Sweden as an eco-friendly way of transporting wind turbine blades across the country. But the brains behind the giant vessel are all Scots. The Read more
In March 2007, in memory of my father, Jeff Sloman, I walked alone from Land’s End and four months later arrived at John O’Groats: A LEJOG of 1,687 miles. I walked for Sue Ryder Care, who had looked after my Dad so magnificently. Here, you can find out how it Read more
By Damon Rhind A planning contravention notice has been served on the biggest operational windfarm in Angus. Angus Council served papers in relation to Ark Hill windfarm, near Glamis, over a possible breach of planning control, on Green Cat Renewables and Strathmore Estates, on whose land the farm Read more
Magnus Gardham Political Editor NICOLA Sturgeon has rejected calls for planning decisions to be placed in the hands of an independent body. An alliance of environmental and heritage bodies this week called for a radical overhaul of the planning process, warning public trust in the system had been Read more
The developers behind rejected plans for a £36m windfarm in the hills above Greenock have lodged an appeal against the refusal. Inverclyde Council last year threw out 2020 Renewables’ plans to build eight 110-metre tall turbines on land to the north and east of Corlic Hill. Concern over Read more
By David Kerr A controversial wind farm on the slopes of Ben Wyvis will be settled by a public inquiry. PI Renewables are appealing against a decision to refuse their plans for the 14 turbine Carn Gorm windfarm beside the iconic Ross-shire Munro. Now both the developer and Read more
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published the results of the first round of competition for Feed-in Tariffs with Contracts for Difference (FiTs CfDs, hereafter CfDs), a subsidy mechanism that will run alongside the Renewables Obligation (RO) until the latter closes to new entrants in early Read more
In five years the area of Scotland affected by wind turbines has more than doubled – from 19.9% in 2008 to 45.9% in 2013, according to SNH’s Natural Heritage Visual Indicator which it quietly published online (1) last November. The situation is actually much grimmer as hundreds of Read more