What a disgrace, once again the Highlands are being humiliated. The multinationals of the wind industry must think the folk of Lewis and Stornoway are utter fools. To subject our much-needed tourists and our incomparably beautiful Hebrides to over 90 of these 656ft “super” turbines that would dominate the landscape Read more
A wave of outrage has met the news that energy giant EDF, through partner ‘Lewis Wind Power’, is considering increasing the size of its turbines to be located in Lewis. The turbines would be up to 200 metres tall – far higher than the original proposals which have planning consent Read more
It is easier for interest groups to seek judicial review of planning and environmental decisions following the clarification by the Supreme Court. As Lord Hope eloquently explained: Has this and other changes influenced the frequency of planning judicial reviews, and the outcomes? This Report analyses planning judicial reviews in Scotland Read more
A new 100-m guyed lattice mast – one of the tallest in Britain – has been installed on the site of a new wind farm to be built in Argyllshire. While the removal of UK Government subsidies for onshore wind in the Rudd Re-set led to a severe slowdown in Read more
Mark McLaughlin THE UK Government must end its “completely bonkers” ban on public funding for onshore wind developments, a Big Six energy boss has demanded. Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, attacked the Conservative government’s “bizarre” funding model which supports fossil fuels but will not fund onshore wind, at Read more
Claire Perry MP, energy and clean growth minister said during the All-Energy conference in Glasgow that the Conservative Party are “absolutely not against onshore wind. UK energy minister: Conservatives are ‘absolutely not against onshore wind’
Scotland’s largest in-development offshore wind farm has been sold by its Irish owner to French energy giant EDF. £1.8bn wind farm project sold to EDF Renewables
Adam Vaughan EDF Energy has said its plans for two major windfarms on the Isle of Lewis may need to reach heights normally the preserve of turbines at sea, prompting an outcry from local opponents. The French company’s renewables unit said it may need to go higher for the project Read more