David Ross Highland Correspondent Local residents are incensed that the Scottish Government has given the green light to a 20 turbine wind farm 10 miles south of Inverness, after it was unanimously refused by councillors. But now the Chief Reporter in Edinburgh has promised to consider a complaint from campaigners Read more
By Joshua King The new Aberdeenshire Council administration-in-waiting was embroiled in a bitter row over a wind turbine plan last night. On the day the SNP struck a deal to seize control of the local authority, Nationalist councillors voted along party lines to back proposals for a 150ft device Read more
Queen’s Speech: Ministers say they will consult with the Scottish Government – which is strongly in favour of onshore wind – over pledge to end subsidies By Emily Gosden, Energy Editor English consumers could be forced to continue paying for new wind farms in Scotland, after the Government indicated its Read more
A planned £1.5 billion (€2.1 billion) offshore wind development by Dublin-based Mainstream Renewable Power will be challenged in a Scottish court this week over its environmental impact. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is fighting the Scottish government’s decision to license the 450-megawatt Neart na Gaoithe project Read more