The UK government will need to invest £48bn by 2030 to meet its target of 40 gigawatts of offshore wind power, an energy analyst has said. That is equal to double the amount it spent in the last decade on offshore wind. Renewable energy analysts Aurora said 260 new wind Read more
A judicial review hearing will take place at the Court of Session in March into the construction of Community Windpower’s Sneddon Law Wind Farm in East Ayrshire. (CWP and FIM v Scottish Ministers). The JR relates to the Reporter’s decision. http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118339 Two procedural hearings have already taken place. Construction was Read more
Scottish communities reaped £20m in benefits from renewable energy businesses in a 12-month period, according to the Scottish government. The government’s register of community benefits, maintained by Local Energy Scotland, details the voluntary arrangements offered by renewable energy businesses to communities located near onshore renewables developments. During the last 12 Read more
Thank you for your request dated 23rd January 2020 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). Your request You asked for information concerning density of wind turbines in local authority areas in Scotland, specifically: The number of turbines in each local authority area (industrial, small and medium scale Read more
Tayside communities are set to share a £1.8 million windfall if plans to build Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm go ahead as hoped. Community councils in Arbroath, Carnoustie, Montrose, Murroes and Wellbank and Tealing are in discussions with Perth-based energy giant SSE over how the fund will operate, a process that Read more
German company Vento Ludens Ltd has submitted a report to the Scottish Government for the building of 46 turbines at Fasnakyle. It would cover 5,000 acres to the south-east of Tomich, in the area once proposed for the Beinn Mhor Wind Farm, but expanding into areas of Guisachan Forest. Each Read more
A former Caithness councillor has spoken out about the impact of wind turbine noise on residents’ health. Gillian Coghill said she has been approached by several neighbours convinced the towers are damaging their quality of life. Caithness has 227 operational turbines, with as many again in the pipeline for planning Read more
Last week, the Prime Minister set out his vision for tackling climate change in post-Brexit Britain ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), the international UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow in November. From whatever perspective you happen to consider this issue, few doubt that the path Read more