Dear Sir, It is heart-breaking to read, in our P&J on Friday 1stMay, that the insatiable wind industry is intent on carpeting the finest landscapes, and seascapes, in Western Europe with ever more demonstrably-useless and hugely-damaging industrial wind factories, a simply devastating 74 applications in total. Particularly so, as a Read more…
By Andy Hamilton Plans for a new windfarm near New Cumnock have now been submitted to council chiefs. The Greenburn windfarm would comprises 16 turbines, with a maximum height of 149.9m with a capacity of 67.2MW. The site would be located approximately 4.5km from New Cumnock adjacent to the Read more…
By John Davidson | The Inverness Courier A new onshore wind farm has been proposed in the hills above Fort Augustus. SSE Renewables has applied to the Scottish Government to construct and operate a 36-turbine farm. It would be located 11km south-east of the village in the Monadhliath mountains with Read more…
The UK government must factor in renewables when rebuilding the economy after the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Committee on Climate Change. Actions towards net-zero emissions and limiting damage from climate change will help rebuild the UK with a stronger economy, said Lord Deben, CCC chairman, in an open letter Read more…
Researchers at the University of Southampton have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential environmental impact. Their study, published in the Nature journal Scientific Data, shows where solar and wind farms are based around the world — demonstrating both Read more…