Perth-based SSE has welcomed the decision by Highlands Council to raise no objection to its proposed Gordonbush Wind Farm extension. The site has been a part of the East Sutherland community for over five years now and its 35 turbines generate enough renewable energy each year to power around 60,000 Read more
Scandinavian conglomerate ABB has won a major contract to supply the medium voltage switchgear that will connect the wind turbines to the grid at Scottish Power Renewables’ new Kilgallioch Windfarm in south-west Scotland. When completed next year, this will be the UK’s third largest onshore wind farm, with 96 wind Read more
“The human nervous system is the most sensitive instrument available to date for evaluating the impact of the Falmouth wind turbines on residents who live close to them.” http://en.friends-against-wind.org/health/psychiatric-physician-speaks-out-on-health-effects-from-wind-turbines
A REGION-wide conservation network believes the Scottish Government is tearing up any democratic hopes of protecting the Borders countryside from wind farm developers. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/14280411.Anger_as_wind_farm_powers_are_lost_on_the_LDP_breeze/
ABS Group received a contract to provide third-party certification and design verification services for Hexicon AB for the planned Dounreay Tri floating offshore wind farm demonstrator project in Scotland. http://www.oedigital.com/component/k2/item/11666-abs-to-certify-dounreay-tri-floating-wind-farm
Kate Devlin Scottish consumers stand to benefit from a decision to extend the lifespan of the Torness nuclear power station, according to experts. The stay of execution for the East Lothian plant could help to keep electricity bills stable. But the announcement sparked a furious row as Scottish ministers accused Read more
Muirhall Energy – which is proposing to develop Crossdykes Wind Farm in Annandale – has pledged to provide funding for a new swimming pool and leisure facility in Lockerbie should the wind farm be constructed. Located about 1½ miles northeast of Corrie, the proposed wind farm comprises 15 turbines, each Read more
Symptoms of Chronic Exposure to Wind Turbine Noise Pollution http://en.friends-against-wind.org/posters/symptoms-of-chronic-exposure-to-wind-turbine-noise-pollution