Scottish Borders Council has again confirmed it is against a wind farm application for a 14-turbine installation near Tweedsmuir. The application for 14 133.5m turbines at Whitelaw Brae, just west of the Fruid Reservoir, was launched last year by 2020 Renewables for Velocita Energy Developments. Council lead planning officer Craig Read more
By Cheryl Peebles St Andrews University’s windfarm plans have been dealt a blow by councillors’ refusal to let a cable be laid linking it to the national grid. The university asked for the go-ahead to run a 33,000 volt cable nine miles underground between St Andrews and Kenly, near Boarhills, Read more
A new wind farm proposal for eight 126.5m-high turbines on Fala Moor, between the A68 and A7 trunk roads, is being put forward by Greenock-based company Gilston Hill Farm. The land in question lies north-west of Gilston Farm, near Heriot, and is in an area much favoured by renewable energy Read more