Exclusive by Helen McArdle, News Reporter PLANS for what will be one of the largest windfarm developments in Scotland have been given the go ahead after Glasgow Airport confirmed it has successfully trialled a new radar system to detect turbines at the site. The new Scanter 4002 radar system will Read more
IN his visits to Holy Isle, Arran (Letters, October 11), Dr Dave Gordon appears to miss the point. The island is both peaceful and beautiful, something he does not apparently appreciate. Much of South Ayrshire from Ardrossan to Ballantrae has similarly been blighted by the eyesores erected in the name Read more
Martin Williams, Senior News Reporter ONE of Scotland’s prime commercial forests boasting grouse and deer shooting zones as well as planning permission for a windfarm has gone on the market for £8.6 million. Moness Forest Estate, in Perthshire, which includes 2,200 acres of commercial woodland has been put on the Read more
I FIND the hostility in your Letters Pages to the Holy Island wind turbines rather surprising (Letters, October 3, 5, 7 & 10). The five turbines will be 20m blade tip height (15m hub) – a fairly standard size to see associated with farm and other buildings in rural areas. Read more
I RECENTLY raised the issue of the democratic deficit so graphically illustrated in the decision by North Ayrshire Council planners to approve a series of wind turbines on Holy Isle off the coast of Arran and in doing so choosing to ignore the overwhelming number of objections from the community Read more
Producing half of Scotland’s energy needs using renewable technology by 2030 is an achievable goal, according to a report. Environmental organisations have urged the Scottish Government to adopt the target and bring forward policies to make it a reality. Based on independent analysis by Ricardo Energy and Environment, the report Read more
Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock, is due to launch the second tranche of shares in the Small Wind Co-op tomorrow in Glasgow’s Quaker Meeting House after the first phase raised more than £1 million to fund the installation of farm-scale wind turbines at Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde. As well as offering Read more
Eastwood community groups can now apply for a sizeable cash grant from the new East Renfrewshire Renewable Energy Fund. http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/local-headlines/windfall-cash-opportunity-from-windfarm-schemes-1-4252703