Artfield Forest Wind Farm – Application

· ECU00003245 Dumfries and Galloway The erection and 30-year operation of a generating station with generation capacity of greater than 50 MW comprising up to 12 wind turbine generators together with ancillary development including internal transformers and related switchgear at each turbine; associated turbine foundations and hardstanding areas; meteorological masts; Read more…

Renewables cannot run the grid – Herald letters

SCOTTISH Renewables, the promotional body funded by companies which generate renewable electricity recently issued a news release declaring “97.4% of Scotland’s electricity consumption [was] met by renewables in 2020″. It wasn’t. It was actually met throughout the year in very significant part by electricity from our nuclear power stations – Read more…

Growing risk of 21st-century Caithness clearances in wake of Golticlay decision, councillor claims – JohnOGroat Journal

A Highland councillor has claimed there is a growing risk of a “21st-century Caithness clearances” following the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a wind farm that had generated widespread local opposition. Councillor Matthew Reiss accused government ministers of “riding roughshod” over the wishes of the community by giving consent for Read more…