Noise is an important public health issue. It has negative impacts on human health and well-being and is a growing concern. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed these guidelines, based on the growing understanding of these health impacts of exposure to environmental noise. The main purpose of these Read more…
Written by Hans J Marter The group opposing Viking Energy and other large wind farm developments in Shetland has poured cold water on claims describing last week’s submission of a so-called ‘needs case’ for a 600 megawatt interconnector as a “significant milestone”. Sustainable Shetland said that there was no guarantee Read more…
By Paul Reoch Insurance firm Aviva has lodged plans to build a 77-metre high wind turbine at its site in Perth. The company says the structure – which would be around the height of 18 double decker buses – is key to its goal of making the Pitheavlis operation, located Read more…
The prospective developer of a large wind farm yesterday denied its plans would leave a Caithness village beset on all sides by turbines. Objectors to Eon’s scheme at Golticlay, near Lybster, believe it would leave residents encircled by whirling blades on land and at sea. Councillors formally objected to the Read more…
Scottish Renewables member Renewable Parts opens its turbine parts refurbishment facility in Argyll next month, with plans to revitalise components which would otherwise have been scrapped The Advanced Composites Group at the University of Strathclyde has successfully demonstrated the reprocessing of wind turbine blades back into raw materials for Read more…
An application for consent to construct and operate a wind farm, to be referred to as Glenshero Wind Farm on land located approximately 8 km west of the village of Laggan, in the Highlands. The proposed development would have an installed of capacity of up to 168 MW. Application Received Read more…
A windfarm plan for one of the “most scenic” landscapes in East Ayrshire has been turned down. Developers wanted to erect seven turbines only 1.3km from New Cumnock on a sheep farm. Innogy Renewables offered the New Cumnock community the chance to invest 15 per cent in the venture at Read more…
Plans have been unveiled for nearly 30 turbines on a Mearns estate. Developers Coriolis Energy and utility firm ESB said yesterday the 50 megawatt (MW) Glendye onshore wind development could deliver “significant new additional onshore wind capacity” to the region. But the local community last night expressed concern that the Read more…