Katie Laing WORLD EXCLUSIVE by KATIE LAING Local communities in the Isle of Lewis are reeling from the news that the mostly-nuclear state-owned French nuclear giant EDF Energy is planning to install the highest onshore wind farms in the UK in their two wind projects on the Outer Hebrides island. Read more
DPEA case reference (type of case) WIN-170-2003 (Section 36 Wind Farm) Application For Consent And Deemed Planning Permission For The Construction And Operation Of Windy Standard Iii Wind Farm , Located At Carsphairn Forrest, Carsphairn, In The Dumfires And Galloway Council Area. http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118638
Application Received Date: 27 Apr 2018 Max Total MW Of Development Applied For: 108 Max Turbine Height: 125 Number Of Turbines Applied For: 30 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx
By Chris MacLennan Two wind turbine developments in the Highlands have been rejected by Scottish ministers in a move approved by the John Muir Trust charity. A public local inquiry (PLI) was conducted into the proposed 20-turbine development at Caplich in Sutherland, raising concerns of significant harm to two wild Read more
Energy giant EDF is living up to its name as it has been revealed that the power multi-national, 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 Read more
The next phase of a project looking at how a large-scale wind farm could generate significant income and community benefit for Orkney has been announced at a public meeting in Hoy. The meeting heard that after assessing a number of potential sites, Orkney Islands Council plans to undertake a detailed Read more
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The head of one of the UK’s biggest energy groups has called for more wind farms to be built in Scotland while ruling out any more in England. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scottishpower-energy-boss-eyes-big-onshore-wind-farm-expansion-g2bj8dz3v