By Lucy Oates North of the border there have been claims that wind farms kill more birds of prey than illegal poisoning or shooting. Given North Yorkshire’s reputation as a hot spot for raptor persecution, just what is the impact of wind farms on protected birds of prey in our Read more
ASSEL Valley Windfarm in Girvan have secured £42.3 million in funding after discussing the possibility of selling shares to the local community. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/news/15029079.Controversial_windfarm_in_Girvan_gets___43_million_funding_boost/
MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee have published the written evidence received as part of their inquiry into ‘Leaving the EU: negotiation priorities for energy and climate change policy’. The written evidence is available online and has been published ahead of the first public session of Read more
SSE are applying for a two year extension for their test turbine site at Hunterston after a noise level investigation into the current site proved to be compliant. We recently reported that Fairlie Community Council had raised concerns in relation to dizziness in the neighbourhood, with one resident even stating Read more
A wind turbine has collapsed in the south-west of Scotland, BBC Scotland understands. The incident happened at Kilgallioch wind farm, which straddles the border between Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire, early last Friday. An investigation has been launched by developer Scottish Power Renewables and turbine manufacturer Gamesa. The 96-turbine Read more
EDF Renewables – which is owned by the French giant which operates the two Scottish nuclear power stations – has opened a new wind farm near Livingston after winning an appeal against the local cooncil decision to reject the development. West Lothian Cooncil considered the application at first instance four Read more
The case was settled in a private out of court settlement before christmas with payouts expected to be awarded at a Hearing in April. The private action was taken by householders living near the Carraigcannon Windfarm operated by Enercon. It operates the same design of turbines as another ongoing nuisance Read more
A NORWEGIAN oil giant has sold one quarter of its stake in the world’s first floating wind farm, situated off the Peterhead coast, to an Abu Dhabi-based renewables firm. Statoil is behind the innovative 30MW Hywind Floating Pilot Park, which will see the deployment of five floating turbines with the Read more