Case update 11 September 2019* The decision on this appeal has been issued. The appeal has been dismissed, and planning permission has been refused. Cornharrow, St John’s Town Of Dalry, Castle Douglas. Erection Of Wind Farm Comprising 11 Wind Turbines (Max Height 149.9M To Blade Tip), Formation Of Access Tracks, Read more
One of the UK’s best known seabirds birds faces a significant danger of crashing into wind turbines while migrating and during the winter months as well as in the breeding season, new research suggests. As part of the study, by scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), lesser black-backed Read more
By Scott Wright Deputy Business Editor A CLYDEBANK-based energy company has clinched a deal to sell a 50 per cent stake in the business to an English local authority for £18 million. Warrington Borough Council approved the investment in Together Energy, alongside a secured loan of £4m for the Scottish Read more
The UK’s biggest power cut in more than a decade has set alarm bells ringing – and the peal is being heard far beyond the immediate causes of the episode. The UK Government has ordered an inquiry. So too has Ofgem, in the light of National Grid’s preliminary report, which Read more
(Natural News) Researchers from Harvard University have made an interesting and hilarious discovery with regards to wind power, which actually causes more global warming than the burning of fossil fuels does. https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-08-26-wind-turbines-create-more-global-warming.html?fbclid=IwAR0wCOE7MEtlcBp8TtKgJXyT-PdLiQb0MlObUjNZlKB74F0kVxSyIrAvpxA
SAS was represented at the DPEA Stakeholder’s Meeting on 4 September where we brought up two topics for discussion The necessity for the public to have confidence in the operating procedures and accountability of DPEA and Proposal for a review of the Expenses Circular No 6/1990. We also Read more
The new spending review laid out by the UK Government does not give Scottish renewable energy workers “clarity” on the future of their sector, the boss of an energy trade body has said. Claire Mack, chief executive of Scottish Renewables, hit out at the government last night after the publication Read more
A two-year study has begun off the coast of Aberdeen into how sea birds interact with wind farms. Radar equipment has been installed on two of the 11 turbines which make up the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The wind farm was at the centre of a row with Read more