Erection Of Windfarm Comprising 12 Turbines (Max Height 140M To Blade Tip), Site Substation, Temporary Borrow Pits And Construction Compounds, Formation Of Access And Associated Infrastructure *Case update 28 January 2019* The decision notice for this appeal has been issued and planning permission has been granted subject to conditions. Read more
The UK offshore wind sector could become more competitive on price than its onshore counterpart, according to a research group. Onshore wind is currently one of the cheapest forms of energy in the market, but according to analysts offshore wind could be cheaper by as soon as 2030. Cornwall Insight Read more
More than half of the major projects across the country currently with planning applications submitted to the Scottish Government are in the north and north-east. Now Mark Holdsworth, who runs a travel firm from his home in Dallas near Forres, has formed the Save Wild Moray action group with Read more
Scottish ministers are poised to deliver their verdict on a controversial wind farm that was halted mid-construction amid concern that a private water supply had been polluted. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/d-day-looms-for-sneddon-law-wind-farm-as-residents-raise-fears-of-polluted-water-32nshc0nc
By Paul Cargill A major Perth employer has said it is “disappointed” council staff have blocked its plan to use a 77-metre high wind turbine to part-power its headquarters. Bosses at insurance giants Aviva say they are now considering their “next steps” after an application filed last September was refused Read more
By Graeme Strachan A major new windfarm development has been referred to Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee for a formal objection to be made. The application by Coriolis Energy for the installation of 26 wind turbines and associated infrastructure on the Fasque and Glendye Estates, north of Edzell. went before Read more
By Brian Donnelly A SCOTS energy company has won £25 million backing from a major US investor. Faraday Grid received the “strategic investment” from Adam Neumann, co-founder and chief executive of co-working firm WeWork. The Edinburgh company said the collaboration will support its global expansion push, including in the UK, Read more
The village of Fintry with its wind farm in the distance. Inset: the villagers take ‘ownership’ of a turbine back in 2007, signing their names on the base. This week some 2500 world leaders, CEOs of multinationals, academics and other assorted grandees descended on the little town of Davos in Read more