Moray Council has moved to officially object to proposals to expand a wind farm on Speyside – but backed the giant Moray West offshore plan. Fred Olsen Renewables want to build seven new turbines, six of which will be nearly 500ft tall, at Paul’s Hill near Knockando. Due to the Read more…
Government officials have been told they must not allow the expansion of a Speyside windfarm for fear it would have a catastrophic impact upon some of Moray’s finest landscapes. The authority’s planning officers have objected to proposals that would see seven new turbines, each 500 feet tall, erected to the Read more…
Most of Scotland’s energy demand was met by wind power in October, according to a weather data firm. WeatherEnergy said wind turbines were generating power at “record levels”, or 98% of the country’s requirement. The level generated in October was enough to power nearly five million homes in Scotland. Sam Read more…
Extension of the operational Berry Burn Wind Farm (to be known as Berry Burn Wind Farm Extension) for up to 10 turbines at a height of up to 149.9 metres. Total installed generating capacity for the combined operational wind farm and the proposed extension would equal up to 108.7MW. http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx
The results of a new UK Government poll has shown public support for onshore wind “remains at a record high”. The technology was supported by 76% of respondents, but is still “excluded by Ministers from competing for Government-backed contracts”. The Public Attitudes Tracker poll, published by the Department for Business, Read more…
A long-running bid to construct a wind farm in the Borders is being taken to a fresh appeal. Scottish Borders Council rejected a first application for eight turbines at Barrel Law near Roberton in 2013. That was confirmed by a Scottish government reporter a year later but revised plans – Read more…
BOTH Ian W Thomson and Angus MacDonald (Letters, November 7) lament the extent of foreign ownership of Highland estates. They see this as being a bad thing, whereas most of the evidence points to it having been beneficial to the local economy, to communities and to the natural environment. Mr Read more…
Erection Of Wind Farm Comprising 7 No Wind Turbines Up To 132M High To Tip, Access Tracks, Hard Standings, Electrical Control Building And Compound, Borrow Pits, Ancillary Infrastructure And Associat. http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=119998