DECC: Grid, consent needed 18 June/RE News
Wind farms must hold grid and planning as of today in order to qualify for the Renewables Obligation grace period beyond March 2016. http://renews.biz/90431/decc-grid-consent-needed-today/
Bute community council to oppose Cowal turbine plan/The Buteman
Bute Community Council is to lend its support to efforts to block a proposed wind farm on the south Cowal hills, directly north of Rothesay Bay. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/community-news/bute-community-council-to-oppose-cowal-turbine-plan-1-3806473
EXCLUSIVE: Samantha Cameron’s father and his £250,000 windfall for second wind farm/The Express
DAVID Cameron’s father-in-law is expected to rake in an extra £250,000 a year when a second subsidised wind farm on his country estate is completed next year – despite a Government crack down on new on-shore wind turbines. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/585863/Samantha-Cameron-father-250-000-wind-farm
£600m white elephant is blight on landscape/The Express
A HUGELY controversial power line through the heart of Scotland has been exposed as a £600million “white elephant” due to the end of onshore wind turbine subsidies. http://www.express.co.uk/scotland/585897/600m-white-elephant-blight-landscape