IN your report on its Employment Trends and Business Confidence Study, Scottish Renewables was joined by WWF and yet again expounded their demonstrably erroneous assertion that “onshore wind and solar are the two cheapest forms of electricity” (“Warning over jobs in renewables”, The Herald, March 4). May I direct these Read more
By Stephen Temlett A restaurant boss is being driven to despair by lorries transporting wind turbines along the A75. Joanne Banks, who runs Diner 75 in a layby near Shawhead, claims she is losing out on business because the trucks have been blocking her access road. Lorries transporting the turbines Read more
By Jamie McKenzie A Highland community leader has called for an extra planning condition to prevent the extension of a proposed windfarm should it be permitted following a public inquiry. Developer Force 9 Energy is appealing a decision by council planners to reject the building of 13 turbines up to Read more
An application for a new Grampian ‘near-shore’ wind farm – which will create some 110 jobs – has been approved by the Scot-Govt. The eight turbine, 6MW Kincardine Offshore Windfarm will be located about 10 miles south east of Aberdeen and will: Support the creation of around 110 jobs during Read more