The wind turbine at Aviva Uk Insurance Building, Pitheavlis, Perth has been refused by the Scottish Ministers https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/…/aviva-dismay-perth… Scottish Ministers agree with the reporter and conclude that the proposed development is contrary to the development plan, Scottish Planning Policy and the guidance and policies of Historic Environment Scotland. Ministers also Read more
Dear Friends An application has been submitted to Dumfries & Galloway Planning for a 7 x 149.9m turbine wind farm on Mochrum Fell, set on the skyline of the highest fell in the area especially visible from the A75, A712, A713 and virtually all the Loch Ken area. The Read more
Well done to The Herald on Sunday (“Green revolution on life support,” November 8) for highlighting that less than ten percent of the Scottish jobs promised in offshore wind have materialised. Indeed the Offshore Wind Group, which consisted mainly of Scottish Government departments and wind energy companies, published a document Read more
Major wind pipeline deal struck between Edinburgh renewables company and Copenhagen-based developer will see partners collaborate for five years Danish energy company European Energy and UK renewables firm Locogen have inked a deal to build a major pipeline of onshore wind farms in Scotland over the next five years. Announcing Read more
A PROPOSED new wind farm meets the needs of North Ayrshire Council’s declared climate emergency say the firm behind the development. Rigghill Wind Farm Ltd have applied for a permission to proceed with a controversial development of ten 150 metre high turbines between Largs and Skelmorlie. They believe the council’s Read more
This is the startling moment an entire landscape moves from one side of a hill to another during a peat slippage in Northern Ireland. The unsettling incident was witnessed by a surprised passerby and caught on camera, as a number of mature trees rapidly glided down a slope at Meenbog Wind Read more
THE story of energy, and our relationship with it, is a long journey that reaches way back to darker, colder days. If, however, it once took longer to reach those lightbulb moments and illuminate the way forward, recent history has seen sudden and sustained flashes of brilliance. These gamechangers in Read more
The impact of lockdown measures on electricity demand will be in the spotlight when Scottish energy giant SSE updates investors this week. The construction of the Viking wind farm on Shetland is part of SSE’s major investment programme to help the UK’s green recovery from coronavirus. The Perth-headquartered group has Read more