By Victoria Brenan Assistant News Editor THEY are amongst the most windswept of all Scottish islands and are home to some of the most important neolithic sites in the world. Now the Orkney Islands have also become a world leader in green energy and have just been awarded a major Read more…
Whitelaw Brae Windfarm Screening For Lifetime Extension and Tip Height Increase Scottish Borders Council ECU Ref: ECU00002059 Extension of the operational life of the development from 25 years to 30 years • Increasing the turbine tip height by 3 metres from 133.5m to 136.5m • Increase in rotor diameter from Read more…
Almost two-thirds of the major wind farms currently proposed for Scotland are in the north of the country, new figures have revealed. And campaigners have alleged many of these developments will not even benefit the locals who will be affected by them most. Information from the Scottish Government shows there Read more…