By Brian Donnelly Business Correspondent PARKMEAD, the oil and gas firm, is expanding into the renewable energy sector. Aberdeen-based Parkmead said it is to acquire Pitreadie Farm Limited, a company which has extensive farmland in Scotland with significant renewable energy potential. The consideration comprises £4.9 million in new Parkmead shares, Read more
The UistWind renewables project in the Outer Hebrides has passed two key milestones. Its second turbine is now up after early problems with its concrete base meant the foundation had to be rebuilt. Timelapse footage by UistFilm captured the moment the rotor and blades for this turbine were installed (on Read more
PLEASE NOTE: The public inquiry will now open on Tuesday 3 September. The inquiry session on noise effects that was scheduled for Monday 2 September has been postponed to a later date, of which further details will be provided once confirmed. Due to a lack of demand, the evening evidence Read more
A decision to extend the life of a wind farm has set a “national precedent”, councillors have been told. South Lakeland District Council refused permission to keep the Kirkby Moor wind farm in Cumbria running until 2027. A government planning inspector upheld an appeal by operators Ventient Energy. Council planning Read more
Communities in East Renfrewshire have received more than £2.5m less from the Whitelee Windfarm fund than those in neighbouring authorities. That’s despite the region shouldering much of the disruption during the construction and ongoing maintenance of the site. Now an Eaglesham councillor has urged council chiefs to renegotiate a multi-million Read more
LANDOWNER Richard Tuxford has boosted his property portfolio with the purchase of the 9,800-acre East Glenquoich Estate in the west Highlands. The estate, which includes 1,200 acres of woodland, deer stalking and fishing rights, borders Tomdoun Estate, also owned by Mr Tuxford, where Peter Pan author JM Barrie holidayed with Read more
Chris Cope, local democracy reporter Sustainable Shetland has lodged objections to plans for three compounds which would be used during the construction of the proposed Viking Energy wind farm. The wind farm developer is keen to secure permission to create compounds at locations south of Voe, near to the Halfway Read more
The next meeting of the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division Stakeholders’ Meeting will be held on 4 September 2019 in Callendar House, Falkirk. SAS has raised the issue of lack of confidence in the operating procedures and accountability of DPEA and this will be discussed under Item No 6 on Read more