The proposed Development is anticipated to comprise approximately 16 turbines up to 200m to blade tip, with associated infrastructure, battery storage, and ancillary services infrastructure. Ref – ECU00001805 Application Received Date: 21 Mar 2019 Max Total MW Of Development Applied For: 65 Max Turbine Height: 200 Number Of Turbines Applied Read more…
Moray Council will try to block the construction of more turbines in a remote area, amid fears it could become a “wind farm landscape”. Force 9 Energy wants to construct up to 48 turbines, ranging between 425ft and 575ft, about seven miles south of Forres. The Clash Gour development would Read more…
Plans to extend a controversial wind farm near a north-east village have divided community opinion. Green Cat Renewables want to add two turbines to a development at Deuchries near Aberchirder. The council received 75 objections to the original three-tower proposal, with opponents arguing it would be an eyesore. But Aberchirder Read more…
By Neil Mackay A NEW blueprint has been drawn up to turn Scotland into a global powerhouse for green energy – a move which economists and scientists say would be transformative when it comes to the wealth and standing of the nation. The study lays the ground for Scotland to Read more…
By Vicky Allan Senior features writer ORKNEY and Davos might not seem like names that go together, but at the World Economic Forum earlier this year, a video about a low-carbon project on the islands caused a buzz. Made by the European Marine Energy Centre, it showed the wind and Read more…
The Al Gore 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth” was, many believe, the start of the Climate Change hysteria. However, a judge ruled that there were nine major errors in this film and were “alarmist”. One of the scaremongering predictions was that sea levels would rise by 20 feet in the Read more…
Written by David McPhee Moray communities could benefit from a £700,000 cash injection if two wind farm extensions get the go-ahead, according to a Scandinavian energy firm. But Local MP Douglas Ross last night blasted the proposals, calling them “a form of blackmail” on local people. Fred. Olson Renewables is Read more…
Planning Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council; East Ayrshire Council Applicant: Martin Williams Community Windpower Ltd Godscroft Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XU 01928 734544 martin@communitywindpower.co.uk Application Description: Wind farm development situated in both Dumfries and Galloway and East Ayrshire, approximately 6.5 km west of Sanquhar, 4 km south of Kelloholm Read more…