The spread of wind farms across Caithness shows that Scottish Government ministers don’t care about local people, a campaigner has claimed. “We’re just a big wind energy generator, that’s how they see us,” said Brenda Herrick of Caithness Windfarm Information Forum. She argued that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland’s Read more
An auction for the next generation of wind farms off the Scottish coast has been delayed after a parallel English and Welsh auction resulted in far higher prices than expected. Crown Estate Scotland, which leases the seabed, was at risk of losing out on hundreds of millions of pounds if Read more
Argyll & Bute The proposed development comprises 12 turbines up to 149.9 m to blade tip at a site directly to the east of the operational Beinn and Tuirc wind farms, near Torrisdale on the Kintyre peninsula in the Argyll and Bute Council area. If consented, the proposed development will Read more
The world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers have committed to eliminating their net emissions of greenhouse gases, but reducing the carbon footprint of their production process may mean customers have to bear some of the cost. Global players such as Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, Read more
One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a new study shows. The activity of common pipistrelle bats was monitored at 23 British wind farms and similar “control” locations close by without turbines. Activity was around a third higher at turbines than at control Read more
Letter 2 in today’s Scotsman. Dear Sir, Vattenfall’s Managing Director of onshore wind, Mr Frank Elsworth, (whose statements can be readily accessed via Vattenfall’s website) quoted by your correspondent (Letters, Saturday, February 6), has actually given the game away – now we know Read more
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) is seeking permission to erect eight turbines to the south of the operational Harestanes Windfarm in Ae Forest. The company has submitted an application to the Scottish Governments Energy Consents Unit, following environmental studies, assessments and an online virtual public information event last September. Harestanes Windfarm has Read more
The Port of Nigg, near Inverness in Scotland, is to be the marshalling, storage and logistics base for the jacket foundations for the 1075MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. Seagreen’s foundation and array cable engineering, procurement, construction and installation contractor Seaway 7, on behalf of developers SSE Renewables and Total, appointed Read more