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…