THE world’s tallest onshore wind turbines, 260m high, could be erected in East Ayrshire under plans submitted to the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government, hiding behind a Government reporter, has in 19 cases out of 24 wind farm proposals given approval, ignoring objections from local authorities and the public. Scotland Read more
A STUDY by environmental groups says that none of the Scottish councils that have declared a climate emergency has stopped investing its pension funds in fossil fuel (“Councils invest millions in fossil fuel firms despite climate fears”, The Herald, February 23). These environmental groups tell us that renewables such as Read more
Back in 2013, logging on to the SAS website or facebook page to get up to date wind farm news was not as common as it is today and many of our members preferred to have their News sent to them on a monthly basis by Newsletter. This was a Read more
A Suffolk MP says a single ‘connection point’ for new power projects off the county’s coast would avoid “spaghetti-like cabling” wrecking some of its most beautiful areas. Therese Coffey says proposals for a huge 30-acre electricity substation at Friston and the associated cabling corridor from Thorpeness for two new windfarms, Read more
A bid is being made to increase the size of turbines planned for Limekiln wind farm near Reay. The developers, energy firms Infinergy and Boralex, already have consent for 21 turbines and have applied for an extension of five more. Now they want to increase the tip heights of the Read more
Stornoway Community Council is making a ‘last call’ for residents of Stornoway to get in touch to make their views known about the proposed Stornoway Wind Farm, ahead of the community council submitting its official response to the Scottish Government consultation on the matter. The community council would also like Read more
As the closing date for submissions for Lyrenacarriga wind farm approaches on March 5 at An Bord Pleanála (ref PL04. 309121), the local equine industry across West Waterford and East Cork – including such high profile names as Davy and Jerry Russell, along with 55+ breeders and trainers and equine Read more
Two large All Terrain cranes rolled onto their sides while travelling to a wind farm in Scotland earlier this week when the verge of the approach road collapsed due to waterlogged ground conditions and possibly poor construction. The five axle cranes – a 160 and a 200 tonner from the Read more