Dear sir, I am utterly appalled to hear that Ofgem have given the go-ahead for the £600,000,000 subsea cable to Shetland. This will allow the giant, industrial, 103 turbine, Viking Wind factory to proceed, all to line the pockets of modern-day invaders SSE, pillaging the subsidy system. This unspeakable tragedy Read more
Below, you can find a list of those taking part in the next DPEA Stakeholders’ Meeting followed by the Agenda for the Meeting. SAS will be represented by Aileen Jackson and Rachel Connor. DPEA Stakeholder meeting 31 July 2020 Paul Cackette DPEA Allison Coard DPEA David Read more
By Ed Clowes 20 July 2020 • 6:00am The energy minister has ordered a review into the legal framework for building offshore energy infrastructure in order to make it easier to roll out wind turbines across the country. Britain’s current approach to the transmission of electricity from offshore wind to Read more
PLANTING huge numbers of trees to mitigate climate change is “not always the best strategy”, a new study has found. Experts at Stirling University and the James Hutton Institute analysed four locations in Scotland where birch trees were planted on heather moorland. They found that, over decades, there was no Read more
Many of you will remember Marilyn Henderson from Argyll and her late husband Graham. Sadly, Marilyn passed away on Friday. She was one of the founding members of Views of Scotland which went on to organise several major conferences and a national response to wind power applications. A lovely lady Read more
Wind farm owners in Northern Ireland were paid £1m to switch off their turbines and stop generating electricity in a 20-month period. The money was for “constraint payments” to reduce output and discard surplus energy. The figures were revealed by Economy Minister Diane Dodds after an Assembly question from South Read more
Carradale Community Trust (CCT) has this week submitted to the Scottish Government a registration of interest in part of Carradale Forest in a bid to have a say in its future use. Over the last 18 months, CCT and East Kintyre Community Council (EKCC) have worked to ensure the future Read more
As mentioned previously, SAS is participating in the DPEA Stakeholders’ Forum on 31 July and have asked for the problems with community engagement during Covid to be put on the Agenda, specifically with regards to those in areas with little or no internet connection. Planning Aid Scotland has already had Read more