By Iain Ramage Councillors will revisit a wind turbine proposal for Caithness later this week. The planning review body will consider an appeal against the council’s previous rejection of an apploication by Ventus Land Ltd to erect three 900kilowatt turbines up to 203ft tall, 200 yards northwest of Seater Farm, Read more
The biennial international conferences on Wind Turbine Noise, organised by INCE-Europe, started in Berlin in 2005. They have become the main forum for the technical discussion of wind turbine noise from how it is generated to its effect on neighbours. The conferences attract delegates from a wide range of disciplines Read more
Plans have been lodged for a 12-turbine wind farm development on uplands to the south of Hawick. Energiekontor UK had originally been looking at building 15 turbines as part of the Pines Burn project. It has scaled down its proposals following a series of public exhibitions in the area. The Read more
If you are interested in taking part in this documentary, please contact Graham Lang at SAS. Hi Graham, I hope this email finds you well and thank you for your time on the phone. As I mentioned, I am a Producer at the London based film production company Ridley Scott Read more
The Hearing took place today 11 January 2016 at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. Thank you to those who made representations to the DPEA and undertook the difficult journey in very high winds to support Dr Connor. She will provide an update as soon as she has time to take Read more
By Iain Ramage Highland councillors are being urged to reject a Caithness windfarm plan – despite the possibility of a potentially costly appeal from a spurned developer. Infinergy hopes to build 24 turbines up to 456ft on the Limekiln Estate at Reay – an area with a high proliferation of Read more
I COULD brag about how our solar panels produce all our electricity and hot water and have a surplus to export to the grid on sunny days. For balance I should add that on cloudy days, especially in winter, we generate next to nothing, and at night nothing at all. Read more
A new wind farm that is capable of supplying renewable electricity to more than 40,000 homes has been officially opened in South Ayrshire by Scottish Power. Dersalloch Windfarm, located on Dersalloch Hill between Straiton and Dalmellington, comprises 23 turbines with an installed capacity of 69MW. Dersalloch is the first of Read more