One of Britain’s Big Six utility companies has called for both new and replacement onshore wind-turbine sites for projects that are reaching the ‘stop-generating-by’ date. Perth-based SSE also wants the Scot-Govt to facilitate the installation of even larger blades on turbines – an issue which is often hotly-contest at first Read more
One of the four energy development companies which plans to build a major offshore Scottish wind farm wants to fit even larger turbines in the outer River Tay estuary off Dundee – even though its current application is currently the subject of a final appeal in the Supreme Court. Seagreen Read more
A five year study of more than 1,300 breeding seabirds has revealed where British and Irish seabirds go when they’re not on land. Using computer models to predict where they go to find food, the RSPB project has identified the majority of ‘hotspots’ where seabirds gather to feed are concentrated Read more
Planning officials have advised refusal for a wind farm the Mountaineering Council of Scotland said would form a “ring of steel” around a Galloway hill. Developer Burcote Wind has voiced disappointment at the recommendation for its 10-turbine Longburn project. It said it had worked closely with communities over five years Read more
Delays to a £1 billion subsea cable to bring surplus Scottish wind energy to England and Wales will cost consumers at least £70 million because they will have to pay for turbines to be switched off until it is finished. National Grid and Scottish Power, the companies behind the new Read more
Court proceedings The private nuisance case against the Operators of the West Knock Windfarm in Aberdeenshire had it’s first procedural hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court last month. The Sheriff allowed three weeks for the other side to lodge Answers and a further three weeks thereafter for parties to adjust their Read more
The Scottish government has given consent for a 50-turbine wind farm straddling the border between East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Developer Vattenfall welcomed the decision on its South Kyle scheme. The £190m proposals went to a public inquiry in 2015 after an initial planning application two years earlier. The Read more