PLANS to construct a wind farm with 15 turbines near a Borders town are set to be proposed. E Power Limited will apply for planning permission to build the wind farm at Ditcher Law, approximately 8km from Lauder. If built, the turbines will stand at a maximum height of 220 Read more…
4.3km west of the village of Coalburn, in rural South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire Council; East Ayrshire Council Max Total MW Of Development Applied For: 126 Max Turbine Height: 200 Number Of Turbines Applied For: 21 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00002171
Plans for a wind farm on the border between East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway could be scuppered after a disagreement between the two council areas. East Ayrshire Council recommended to Scottish Ministers, who decide on applications of wind farms, that the Sanquhar II development, south of New Cumnock should Read more…
The renewables industry has lodged a formal complaint about a Northern Ireland Audit Office report that found excessive subsidies are being paid to owners of wind turbines. Industry representative body RenewableNI said that the work was “not fit for purpose” and should be disregarded. But the Audit Office has “strongly Read more…
Today, we are sending out an SOS signal. The Viking Energy wind farm in Shetland needs to be stopped. Please share this video!
Internet giant Amazon is staying tight lipped after construction was suspended at a windfarm it is invested in, following a landslide. A peat slippage at Meenbog on the Donegal-Tyrone border has polluted rivers in both NI and the Republic leaving angling groups and fishermen seriously concerned about a mass fishkill. Read more…
Wind power does and will make a valuable contribution to UK electricity generation. One must however, apply some caution to the true extent of its contribution with reference to recent announcements. The total electricity generated in 2019 was around 300TWh. Of that some 64TWh were obtained from the currently installed Read more…
Controversial plans by a north-east energy firm to build wind turbines on the edge of a village have prompted more than 340 objections from nearby residents. St Fergus Energy Limited hopes to build two 119 metre high turbines on land between the village and the gas terminal, owned by North Read more…