January 2020

Limekiln Wind Farm Extension – pre application Highland Council Ref – ECU00002014 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx

With reference to the Stop These Things article which we highlighted on 18 January 2020 – Government’s Wind Industry Protection Racket: Wind Farm Noise ‘Rules’ A Sick Joke please see the holding response from Acoustic Consultants (below) 20/12/2019 Holding response setting out concerns relating to the noise section of the Draft Read more

Kilgallioch Windfarm Extension Status:  Application ECU Reference:  ECU00001996 Planning Authority:   Dumfries and Galloway Council; South Ayrshire Council Application Received Date:  16 Dec 2019 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?T=1 Max Total MW Of Development Applied For:  82 Max Turbine Height:  180 Number Of Turbines Applied For:  11

UK wind investor The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired the 35MW Blary Hill wind farm project in Scotland. The project, developed by RES on the Kintyre Peninsula, west Scotland, will consist of 14 Nordex N90 turbines. RES will construct the project, under a fixed price engineering, procurement and construction Read more

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has secured £343,000 in funding from Ofgem ‘s Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) to deliver the Regional Energy System Optimisation Planning (RESOP) project. Announced on 20 January, the project is part of the £7.5mn Strategic Partnership established between SSEN, the Scottish government, Transport Scotland and SP Energy Networks, and will look to Read more

Vestas has set a course to produce zero-waste wind turbines by 2040, starting with a focus to improve the recyclability of blades. The Danish manufacturer will introduce incremental targets for recyclable blades from 44% today to 50% by 2025 and 55% by 2030. Further initiatives will be launched to address Read more

Swedish energy farm has lodged plans for a second onshore wind farm in the north-east. The Clashindarroch II project would comprise 14 turbines, each nearly 600 feet tall, and would take shape on land near to the existing operational Clashindarroch wind farm in Aberdeenshire. Vattenfall hope to have the second Read more

The return of proposals for a seven turbine wind farm in Caithness have prompted angry and despairing responses from local residents who believe an industrial “ring of steel” is tightening its grip on their community. Locals objected in the strongest possible terms to the progress of the The Drum Hollistan Read more