The tables below show current applications for s36 wind farms and current scoping/scoped applications for s36 wind farms in each of Scotland’s 32 planning authority areas. Please note that information concerning Grid connections has been removed from the original list supplied by the Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202000028130/ (A number of omissions Read more…
The post below was taken from our Facebook page (with the kind permission of the author). It is a heartfelt response written by a professional to a blog (30 April 2020) on the Scottish Renewables website which can be read here Enjoy! and thank you Andrew Chadderton. Utter tosh! I Read more…
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few weeks of the revival of nature, and it taking back the stage now that us people and our cars are less prevalent. It’s certainly true that the deer and rabbits seem to be less shy, and our newfound necessity for Read more…
By Kristy Dorsey Business Correspondent The amount of electricity used by ScottishPower customers between Monday and Friday has fallen to lows normally only seen at the weekends when much of the corporate world is taking a break. Across the UK, demand for electricity has been significantly depressed by lockdown Read more…
The long suffering community of Barrhill, plagued by wind pylons, have finally been backed by their council. Power barons want to extend a moorland windmill farm known as Arecleoch with a new breed of MEGA MILLS 656-feet high. They would be among the tallest planned in Scotland. Scottish Power Renewables Read more…
Cloiche Wind Farm The proposed Development comprises a total of 36 turbines with a maximum tip height of 149.9 metres, and an installed capacity of over 150 megawatts, dependent on the rated power of the turbine model procured. The wind farm would be located adjacent to the operational Stronelairg Wind Read more…
For two very long days on the 4 and 5 of March this year, SAS members and interested members of the public sat on the hard benches in the Court of Session to witness, first hand, the Appeal by Community Windpower Ltd against Scottish Ministers for an Enforcement Notice Read more…
A new Michael Moore-produced documentary that takes aim at the supposed hypocrisy of the green movement is “dangerous, misleading and destructive” and should be removed from public viewing, according to an assortment of climate scientists and environmental campaigners. The film, Planet of the Humans, was released on the eve of Read more…