Wind farm just like ‘Heathrow’ says neighbour/Energy Voice
Wind farm just like ‘Heathrow’ says neighbour https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/81182/wind-farm-just-like-heathrow-says-neighbour/
Wind farm planning branded ‘whitewash’/Energy Voice
A review of wind farm planning was branded “a whitewash” by campaigners last night. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/81185/wind-farm-planning-branded-whitewash/
Call for SNP to admit people ‘fed-up’ with wind farms/Energy Voice
The Scottish Conservatives have claimed the SNP must acknowledge that people are “fed-up” with wind farm developments. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/81176/call-for-snp-to-admit-people-fed-up-with-wind-farms/
Methil no more — renewables jobs vision for Fife dead in water as developer pulls out of Scotland/The Courier
A £100 million vision to bring hundreds of offshore wind turbine manufacturing jobs in Fife is dead in the water. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/methil-no-more-renewables-jobs-vision-for-fife-dead-in-water-as-developer-pulls-out-of-scotland-1.887726
Call for revamp of windfarm noise rules – The Herald
Jody Harrison Reporter EXPERTS have called for a revamp of the methods used to predict the amount of noise generated by onshore windfarms, saying that the current system of modelling is failing the public. A study into the visual and aural impact of turbines at ten sites in Scotland found Read more
Tory onshore wind planning promise just ‘business as usual’
The government’s recent attack on onshore wind farms has been a long time coming, the Conservative manifesto having stated that in the event of an election win the party would end “new” public subsidy for them and let local people have the final say on wind farm applications. http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/guest_blog/tory_onshore_wind_planning_promise_just_business_as_usual_3425
Wind Farm Impacts Study
Scotland Against Spin, the national organisation which campaigns for reform of Scottish wind energy policy, welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government study into wind farm impacts. Linda Holt, spokesperson for SAS, said: “This study is the first of its kind in the world to put the the experience of Read more