Crystal Rig Wind Farm (Phase IV) – Consented Scottish Borders Council; East Lothian Council 11 x 200m turbines Reporters – Karen Heywood and Andrew Sikes http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00000607 Golticlay Wind Farm – Consented ECU ref EC00003133 19 x 130m turbines The Development is to be situated 15 km SW of Wick and Read more
Due to the rapid rise in wind farm proposals in Scotland, SAS has been overwhelmed in recent months with local residents and communities seeking help to object to applications and/or set up new local campaign groups. Local communities are often unable to manage, either in terms of the expertise Read more
Lanark-based Muirhall Energy has announced plans for a 75-turbine windfarm on forestry and farmland to the east of the village of Teviothead, 10km south of Hawick. It says the development would net local communities £3.6 million a year – £144m over its lifetime – as part of the UK’s largest Read more
Fred Olsen Renewables has been granted planning consent for the Windy Standard 3 wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The 20-turbine project is an extension to Windy Standard 1 and Windy Standard 2. These three projects combined will deliver enough electricity to power the equivalent of 131,285 homes annually Read more