Turbine Strike on White-tailed Eagle/Sky Birds
When planning consent was granted for Edinbane and Ben Aketil windfarms environmental impact assessments recognised that a collision risk did exist for Golden Eagles http://www.skye-birds.com/blog
‘It would be another Aberfan’ warning over wind farm plans for Swansea Valley mountain/South Wales Evening Post
A SWANSEA Valley village could see an Aberfan style disaster if plans for a wind farm high on a hillside get the go ahead, it has been claimed. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Aberfan-landslip-fears-raised-wind-farm/story-29394707-detail/story.html
E.ON to no longer progress with Moriston Wind Farm project/E.ON
Moriston E.ON to no longer progress with Moriston Wind Farm project After careful consideration E.ON has made the decision not to progress with the proposed 18 turbine Moriston Wind Farm, near Fort Augustus in the Scottish Highlands. Following a detailed review of the project including feedback from both consultees including Read more
Govt. U-turns are biggest threat to British energy sectors – especially renewables – warns UK Energy Institute – Scottish Energy News
Thousands of energy professionals across the UK are worried about the threats to their industry from ongoing uncertainty caused by frequent changes to British Govt. energy policy. And despite the euphoria surrounding the Paris Climate Change Agreement, they also express scepticism about the signatories’ ability to meet the targets set Read more
Buccleuch warns of looming “energy crisis” – Herald
Scott Wright, Deputy Business Editor THE family business of Scottish landowner the Duke of Buccleuch has warned that uncertainty over UK renewables policy means an “energy crisis seems inevitable”. The commercial property to land-owning group, which is aiming to develop a 24 Megawatt (MW) wind farm on the site of Read more
Government should heed scientific advice – Herald
FORMER Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and Maggie McGinlay of Scottish Enterprise both seem euphoric over the prospect of a new offshore wind farm storing enough energy for two million iPhones (“Revolutionary wind farm revealed”, The Herald, June 11). Two million iPhones sounds impressive, but what does it actually mean? An Read more