By Michael Blackley, Scottish Political Editor The relentless spread of wind farms has accelerated, with hundreds more turbines erected in the countryside in the past year. Capacity of Scotland’s onshore wind industry rocketed by 17 per cent in the past year, with the increase estimated to be equivalent to Read more…
Renewable electricity generation in Scotland in 2017 increased by 26 per cent on the previous 12 months, new figures have revealed. Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/record-year-for-renewable-electricity-generation-in-scotland-1-4714876
RES deserve our thanks for once for admitting that flicker from Neilston Windfarm in East Renfrewshire is causing a problem. Having passed diary and video evidence to the Environmental Health Officer at East Renfrewshire Council who submitted it to the technical analysts at RES, windfarm neighbours were this week informed Read more…
Jody Harrison Reporter A SENIOR police officer warned that the RSPB’s “time was coming up” as a turf war broke out over who should investigate the illegal killing of birds of prey in Scotland. Lothian & Borders Police Wildlife & Environmental Crime Officer (WCO) Charlie Everitt wrote that the Read more…
When we think about climate change, the main sources of carbon emissions that come to mind for most of us are industries like petroleum, mining and transport. But according to Lotfi Belkhir, Associate Professor of Eco-Entrepreneurship at McMaster University in Canada, the mobile phone in your pocket is increasingly responsible Read more…
Recent announcements across Europe seem to be ushering in a new era of “subsidy-free” renewables which can be deployed without government support. Last week saw the world’s first “subsidy-free” offshore windfarm – the 750 megawatt (MW) Hollandse Kust Zuid scheme, due to be built by 2022 off the coast of Read more…
Application Description: Applied for 22 turbines consent issued for 21 turbines only Application Received Date: 30 Nov 2015 Application Detemined Date: 16 Mar 2018 Application Outcome: Consented Max Total MW Of Development Applied For: 80 Max Turbine Height: 146.50 Number Of Turbines Applied For: 22 South Ayrshire Council http://www.energyconsents.scot/Default.aspx
The Portuguese power company that owns the Moray Firth East wind-power electricity station has sold a 20% stake in the development to Mitsubishi, the Japanese conglomerate. Mitsubishi’s UK subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe is acquiring the stake in the EDPR UK project vehicle from EDP Renewables – its first foray into Read more…