Sir,- If Andrew Murphy (June 9) had looked a little deeper, he might have found that the police released an image of dead birds of prey chicks after suspected illegal activities at buzzard and goshawks nests in almost exactly the same area (Moy) as the osprey which was killed by Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Junior British Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, the staunch supporter of British Independence from the EU-bloc, and Lord Dunlop, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Scotland, are due to give evidence to MPs on the Commons’ Scottish Affairs Committee tomorrow (14 June). The Committee will be challenging the UK Government on how it considers Read more