Brit-Govt energy policy since 1980 has failed Scotland – but the SNP-led Scot-Govt has also under-performed in terms of achieving a Renewable Scotland by 2030. That is the key conclusion of a new report from the Glasgow-based Common Weal think-tank, which also calls for the government to set up a Read more…
By David McPhee The developers of the controversial offshore windfarm at Aberdeen Bay have revealed the turbines will be the biggest in the world – prompting renewed fears it will be an “eyesore” on the landscape. Vattenfall confirmed at a public consultation yesterday that the project will feature the globe’s Read more…
THREE power workers who were airlifted to safety after being trapped in their vehicle for five hours in deep snow and sub-zero temper-atures were fleeing their substation because they had run out of fuel to keep warm. The men were working on a wind farm more than 2,000 feet Read more…
A protest by the mountaineers of Scotland against the growth of onshore wind farms is set to take place at Holyrood on Wednesday. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/163911/protest-onshore-wind-farms-set-holyrood/
DAY 3 The test in law for Nuisance is whether the noise is intolerable to a reasonable person. The Milne’s evidence clearly shows that they find the noise intolerable so the case comes down to whether they are reasonable. Much of the cross examination by James Findlay QC, Counsel for Read more…
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Argyll and Bute councillors split equally in a vote on whether to oppose or support a Knapdale wind farm with turbines ‘eight metres short of the Blackpool Tower’. However, the committee chairman gave the casting vote to oppose it. EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) applied to build Airigh Wind Farm, Read more…
Vattenfall, developer of the Aberdeen bay wind farm, confirmed at a public consultation yesterday that the project will boast the world’s tallest and most powerful turbines upon completion. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/163791/worlds-tallest-turbines-grace-aberdeen-offshore-wind-farm/