February 2021

I refer to the letter from Celia Hobbs published on 6th Feb and totally agree with all her points. Scotland is a tousirst haven with international visitors from all over the world as well as from the rest of the UK. They mainly come here for the beauty of the Read more

The Proposed Development will comprise around 20 wind turbines, each up to 185 m blade tip height, as well as an associated on-site energy storage system. access tracks, crane hardstanding, underground cabling, on-site substation and maintenance building, temporary construction compound(s), borrow pit search areas and a met mast. Its generating Read more

Norwegian energy firm Statkraft is asking the public for its views on plans to build a wind farm close to Loch Ness. The company, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, wants to install 26 of the machines in Balmacaan Forest – some up to 200m high – 10 kilometres south-west Read more

Consumers could be stung by higher energy bills after the Crown Estate sold seabed rights to six offshore wind developments for £879m. The record-high prices were triggered by unprecedented demand for just a handful of sites up for auction. Money raised will be split between the Treasury and the Royal Family Read more

Of all the things the UK is internationally renowned for, good and reliable weather certainly isn’t one of them. Though this rarely extends to anything more than being a mild inconvenience, for energy sources that rely on the elements, it’s a real challenge. Wind and solar developments only produce energy Read more

Joanna Lumley has urged Boris Johnson to stop the “needless” detonation of wartime bombs at sea because it can cause deafness and even death in vulnerable whales and dolphins. In a letter to the prime minister and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, who is a conservationist and animal welfare campaigner, the Read more

Two letters in the Scotsman today responding to Celia Hobb’s letter of 6 February.