Ministers are being accused of covertly reintroducing consumer subsidies for onshore wind turbines, despite the Conservatives’ pledge to ditch the lucrative incentives for energy firms. A new government green energy scheme will guarantee payments to operators of pairs of turbines each up to 490 feet high, and solar farms spanning Read more
A date has been set for a public inquiry into a major wind farm development in southern Scotland. Eight days in October have been set aside to hear evidence about the 30-turbine Buccleuch and Forsa Energy project in the Lowther Hills. Developers have scaled back the scheme from the original Read more
AN East Renfrewshire wind farm has been hailed as a “national success story,” a decade on from its official opening. Whitelee, which is the largest onshore wind project in the UK, was created to significantly boost the number of homes powered by renewable energy. It began generating electricity in January Read more
A giant Moray Firth wind project has been given the go-ahead by authorities, with the project boss calling it “major hurdle” to overcome. The 100-turbine Moray West Offshore Wind Farm was given marine consent by the Scottish Government yesterday afternoon. The Moray West project is the sister site for the Read more
Plans are on the table for a windfarm near Melvich. Airvolution Clean Energy is proposing a development two kilometres south east of the village, although a planning application has yet to be submitted. The firm intends to hold a community engagement event at the village hall at the end of Read more
Fred Lambert A hydrogen refueling station exploded in Norway on Monday and the company operating the station has suspended operation at its other locations following the explosion. Now, Toyota and Hyundai are both halting sales of fuel cell vehicles in the country. Does this spell the end of fuel cell Read more
Peter Johnson Only a handful of people were at Whiteness and Weisdale hall at a morning exhibition by Viking Energy where three large construction compounds that will shortly be going for planning permission were outlined. The largest of these, on the east side of the A970, near Sand Water, will Read more
Erection Of 5 Wind Turbines (3Mw Each) With A Tip Height Up To 125M And Associated Infrastructure, Including Upgraded And New Access Tracks, Crane Hardstandings And A Sub-Station Building (Navidale Wind Farm) Site address Land 3290M North East Of Church Of Scotland, West Helmsdale, Helmsdale, KW8 6JS http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=120434