A turbine and crane have been destroyed after vandals targeted a Scots wind farm and caused damage worth £30,000. Machinery worth thousands of pounds was also stolen during the raid at the wind farm in Ayrshire and those responsible sprayed graffiti on buildings. The wrecking spree happened at Dalry Community Read more
‘Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink’, ‘It never rains but it pours’…. There are lots of sayings about water, perhaps because water is so precious to all of us. So what happens when a private company builds a windfarm and the public water supplies from the area Read more
After a defeat for the withdrawal of subsidies in the House of Lords, the UK Energy Bill returned to the Commons for its second reading on Monday 18th January. You can watch the debate on Parliament TV at http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/c77d6671-b81f-4ad3-97b4-66c99783d9f5. The debate on the bill starts at 16.29.59 and confirmation that Read more
Energy giant says it believes financial support could yet be available to revive up to £800m of projects in Scotland and Wales http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/12105831/RWE-puts-1bn-onshore-wind-investment-on-hold.html
Christine Metcalfe would like to share with SAS members and all reading our website, the attached response to an invitation received from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. It was issued to UK past complainants to comment upon the second progress report on Decision V/9n concerning compliance by the Read more
The company behind proposals to build a wind farm at Caplich in Sutherland has pledged to invest £14,000 to help develop skills and training opportunities in Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty. Muirhall Energy, which operates a windfarm in Lanarkshire, has signed agreements with training providers in Assynt, Ullapool, Creich, Ardgay Read more
By Jamie McKenzie Fury has erupted in a Caithness community over the visual impact of a proposed batch of turbines – after a new image emerged highlighting how prominent they would be. E-ON Climate and Renewables UK Developments Ltd wants to build up to 22 turbines – reduced from 47 Read more
A wind-monitoring mast near Dunning can stay in place for another year, councillors have ruled. The controversial 260 foot installation, which is expected to be a forerunner for a larger wind farm development, was approved in 2014 for a two-year period. However when planning permission lapsed, developers Brookfield Renewables asked Read more