By Kathryn Wylie, Southern Reporter Proposals for the £8m Barrel Law development, consisting of seven turbines up to 132m tall, were thrown out by Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee in September. The company behind the plans, West Lothian-based ABO Wind, submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government’s Read more…
Developers behind a £5 billion windfarm off the Angus coast still hope to begin onshore work this year, despite strong opposition to plans to lay underground cables across the county. A public inquiry process is now under way regarding SSE-owned Seagreen Wind Energy Limited’s use of compulsory purchase powers (CPO) Read more…
Residents from three Moray towns are being invited to learn more about the proposed Rothes III wind farm. Fred Olsen Renewables is holding three public consultation drop in sessions for locals of Forres, Rothes and Aberlour to attend. These are being held following the submission in December 2019 of additional Read more…
By Rohese Devereux Taylor Plans have been lodged for a nine-turbine windfarm that promises to reduce electricity bills for local islanders. The proposals for the windfarm in the north of the Isle of Skye have been submitted to the Highland Council with promises of reduced bills and community ownership for Read more…
A wind farm application on the Isle of Skye has included the offer of grants toward energy bills and investment opportunities to those living locally. Proposals for the nine-turbine Ben Sca Wind Farm, located just over a mile to the south of the village of Edinbane, have been submitted to Read more…
Growth in low carbon power generation stalled in the UK last year, after doubling in the decade since 2010, analysis suggests. Power from renewables grew by nearly a 10th, but that was offset by falling nuclear generation due to ongoing outages at Hunterston and Dungeness reactors, climate and energy website Read more…
Highland Council Section 36 application for onshore wind farm (up to 27 turbines x 180m) on moorland east of Dava. New EIA Scoping, supersedes previous case ECU00005265. http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1Hl2cTqi030ctBGoK5xYp0lLohTQA3qFR71auzqQNY0p2jZGHCxmWhshQ
Germans who live near wind turbines could be paid compensation by the government under a proposal to boost supplies of renewable energy. Matthias Miersch of Germany’s Social Democrat party (SPD) said his scheme would encourage Germans to move near the controversial wind farms as well as rewarding those who already do. The payments Read more…