By Jamie Buchan An inquest is under way to decide the fate of a massive windfarm project which critics say could do “serious damage” to Highland Perthshire businesses. The Scottish Government is leading a public inquiry into the 25-turbine Crossburns development, near Aberfeldy. It follows scathing criticism from Perth and Read more
Swedish study into wind turbine noise suggests that it can have an effect on sleep – even in young fit healthy subjects. http://en.friends-against-wind.org/health/physiological-effects-of-wind-turbine-noise-on-sleep
By Kathryn Wylie Councillors went against officers’ recommendations this week and opted to oppose plans to expand and extend the life of a controversial wind farm. Plans to add an extra 12 turbines to the Fallago Rig wind farm, near Longformacus, and to extend the site’s lifespan by five years Read more
By Iain Ramage Highland businesses have been urged to cash-in on a giant windfarm development in the region – but objectors dismissed the move as “smoke and mirrors.” SSE plans to build the 67-turbine Stronelairg scheme across 8,650 acres at the south end of Loch Ness, having won a bitter Read more
Scottish energy experts select 16 renewable projects to share €3 offshore wind research fund Scots scientists, environmental and marine experts have selected a group of 16 renewable energy projects to share in a €3 million scientific research programme to understand the environmental impacts of offshore wind. The European Union is Read more
Wind turbines displaying amplitude modulation could be hit with up to an 11dBA penalty. 5dB for the thumping. 3dB for any tonal content and 3dB by virtue of abandoning Etsu’s controversional more relaxed night time limit. Government has now released reports that suggest that the current and much derided Etsu Read more
The head of an Edinburgh-based energy consultancy is to present evidence at the House of Lords tomorrow (15 Nov). George Grant, Founder and Managing Director of STAG Energy, is one of a handful of witnesses – along with Renewables UK – who are due to speak about the energy sector’s Read more
This is a time of dramatic change in the energy industry – a decade of change – change on a scale we have not seen since the roll out of electricity grids across the country all those decades ago https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/greg-clark-speech-at-energy-uk