Broken Promises and Offshored Jobs
STUC report on employment in the low–carbon and renewable energy economy https://www.gmb.org.uk/sites/default/files/Broken%20promises%20and%20offshored%20jobs%20report.pdf
STUC report on employment in the low–carbon and renewable energy economy https://www.gmb.org.uk/sites/default/files/Broken%20promises%20and%20offshored%20jobs%20report.pdf
Opponents of large wind farm developments in Shetland have said they are not surprised permission to increase the turbine height for the planned Viking Energy development was granted by Scottish ministers. Last week, Scottish ministers gave the developer permission to increase the size of the turbines it wishes to use Read more…
SCOTLAND’s landscape must return to its original beauty under a dramatic multi-million-pound rewilding vision, the nation’s nature watchdog will declare today. Scientific advisers to the UK and Scottish governments earlier this month called for one-fifth of all farmland to be turned back into peatland, wetland or woods to both help Read more…
Decommissioning, Restoration and Aftercare of development sites is always a popular topic for discussion. Can we refer you to information we posted on our website a few years ago which includes a table of responses from all the local authorities in Scotland as well as other relevant information on financial Read more…
Hans J Marter Viking Energy has been given consent to increase the size of the turbines for its planned 103 turbine wind farm in the central mainland of Shetland as the all important auction for government subsidy gets under way. In a decision letter dated 24 May, the Scottish Government’s Read more…
By Ross Gardiner Perth and Kinross Council has postponed a decision on a major wind turbine planned for the edge of the city. The council’s local review body met yesterday morning to rule on Aviva’s plans to erect a £3m turbine on the eastern edge of its main car park. Read more…
Faw Side Community Wind Farm Status: Application ECU Reference: ECU00001833 Planning Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council; Scottish Borders Council Applicant: Martin Williams Community Windpower Ltd Godscroft Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XU 01928 734544 martin@communitywindpower.co.uk Applicants Case Reference Number: ECU00001833 Application Received Date: 22 May 2019 Max Total MW Of Read more…
An Irish energy company is seeking planning permission to construct a wind farm north-west of Garve, south-east of the Loch Glascarnoch dam. The Kirkan Wind Farm is planned to include 17 turbines reaching a height of 175m and with a total generating capacity of 50MW. The project is located on Read more…