The report constitutes the request for a Scoping Opinion for the proposed Glasvaar Wind Farm (‘the Proposed Development’) located approximately 7.4 kilometres (km) north of Lochgilphead, on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute. Application Received Date: 13 Aug 2018 Max Total MW Of Development Applied For 100 Max Turbine Read more
A new report by energy trade body RenewableUK has warned that the UK Government’s “policy of blocking” onshore wind is a threat to future investment in the sector. Launching the report, the trade body has called for a change in government policy to avoid a “steep drop off in new Read more
Plans for a new North Sea wind farm off the coast of Arbroath have been submitted. Inch Cape Wind Farm could provide enough energy to meet the demands of approximately 615,000 UK households and power roughly 25% of Scottish homes. It would see 72 turbines built in the east of Read more
By David Mackay The developers behind a massive offshore wind farm in the north-east are preparing to take its final plans to the public. Up to 90 turbines could be built in the Moray Firth by EDP Renewables as part of its Moray West project. Controversial proposals from the firm Read more
I feel compelled to write a very urgent, further letter to the Gazette following the meeting held at Tolsta Community Hall on Tuesday 14th August. I would like to make a plea to all those involved in the decision making process when assessing the planning application 18/00216 Druim Leathann Windfarm, Read more
Adam Vaughan Britain’s long heatwave threw the country’s green energy revolution into reverse and pushed up carbon emissions this summer, leading experts to stress the need for a diverse energy mix. The summer of 2017 was lauded as the “greenest ever” for electricity generation, thanks to a growing number of Read more
Revised plans for a wind farm previously rejected amid fears it would interfere with RAF radar systems are being recommended for approval. Scottish Borders Council rejected a bid by ABO Wind for eight turbines at Barrel Law near Roberton in 2013. The Ministry of Defence had objected due to possible Read more
By Harry Pettit The mystery of why more than 80,000 bats are killed by wind turbines in the UK each year may finally have been solved. Scientists found the winged creatures are naturally drawn to sources of red light – an attraction that can confuse them on migration routes. Turbines Read more