By Louise Glen A controversial planning application for a community-owned wind turbine in the Western Isles has been submitted by crofters. The planning application submitted to Western Isles Council by a crofters consortium known as Sandwick North Street is for the erection and 25-year operation of a single wind turbine Read more
Written by David McPhee Grampian and Highlands politicians have hit out at the Scottish Government after it was revealed more than half of the country’s windfarm applications are on their patch. Of the 27 onshore wind application currently sitting with the Scottish Government, 14 are in the north and north Read more
Scottish firm plans to use oil and gas infrastructure to store CO2 in depleted beds … but big players are notable by their absence. CARBON capture and storage (CCS) sounds like an ingenious recipe for reducing carbon dioxide levels and tackling climate change … take the CO2 from the burning Read more