ENB Threshold Table – December 2012
Please find table attached below. ENB – THRESHOLD TABLE – DECEMBER 2012
Windfarm proposals to go before planning committee – Cumnock Chronicle
By Stephen Bark *Councillors are set to approve the proposed Overhill Wind Farm despite fears it could damage important wildlife habitat. The 10-turbine development would be the tallest wind farm in East Ayrshire and is set to be approved by councillors during Friday’s planning committee meeting. Communities in Dalmellington, Patna, Read more
Andrew Milne and others v Stuartfield Windpower Ltd
The Milnes return to Court on 23 January to continue their Noise Nuisance case against Stuartfield Windpower Ltd. Procedural Hearing Sheriff Unallocated Case Title Case Ref Solicitor Andrew Milne + others v Stuartfield Windpower Limited ABE-B336-17 Balfour + Manson LLP
First of four crofting township wind farm applications is submitted to Comhairle – Press and Journal
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
Dismay from local politicians over number of windfarm applications – Energy Voice
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
Carbon capture and storage solution for reducing CO2 level – Herald
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
Significant swell in North Sea offshore wind jobs expected, report claims – Energy Voice
Written by David McPhee The jobs requirement for the UK North Sea offshore wind industry is set to swell over the next ten years, according to a new skills report. With the sector’s generation capacity due to jump from 0.9 gigawatts (GW) in 2018 to 7.7GW by 2032, the study Read more
Land At Greenscares Plantation, Near Braco, Perth And Kinross, FK15 9LN – Appeal allowed
Erection Of 9 Turbines, Access And Associated Works, Strathallan Wind Farm, Land 900 Metres North East Of Greenscares, Braco http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118115