The council are asking the public to respond to a consultation on wind energy development, in a move which could see the building of wind turbines on the islands. The authority have released an online consultation which includes maps in what they call a ‘spatial strategy’ looking at the possibility Read more
ONCE again Fergus Ewing tries to divert attention from reality by blaming Westminster and grid transmission costs for the forthcoming closure of the Longannet power station (“Power station plan axed over ‘unfair’ grid connection cost”, The Herald, August 19), conveniently failing to admit that the more fundamental cause of Longannet’s Read more
Daniel Sanderson, Scottish Political Correspondent ANOTHER senior Tory MSP has announced that he is standing down next year, clearing the way for an influx of fresh blood on the party’s benches. Sir Jamie McGrigor, who has had a seat in the Scottish Parliament since it was reestablished in 1999 and Read more
THE imminent closure of the Longannet power station (“Power station plan axed over ‘unfair’ grid connection cost”, The Herald, August 19) surely emphasises the urgent need from the Government and all political parties for a reappraisal of the private control of the UK’s basic utilities: gas, electricity and water. The Read more
A study of the impact of wind turbines in the Borders on three rare and endangered species of bat will begin next month. It has been commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage and will be carried out by the Norfolk-based British Trust for Ornithology – one of five bidders for the Read more
By Iain Ramage A public show of hands has overwhelmingly rejected proposals for a Glenurquhart windfarm. Almost all of the 140 people attending a public meeting at Balnain on the issue on Monday night raised their hands in opposition to plans by French firm EDF Energy Renewables and Scottish Read more
A local hearing will be held to decide the fate of a planning application for two wind turbines on Bute, it’s been confirmed. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/community-news/public-hearing-confirmed-for-bute-turbines-plan-1-3863080
Ecotricity wants to build 16 turbines on land near Duns in Berwickshire where there is an “isolated landscape” and “high wind speeds”. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33989432