A dead whale – believed to be the second largest species in the world – has washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach. Believed to be a fin whale, it was found at Balmedie beach on Thursday. Aberdeenshire Council said it was aware of the beaching, and that it was responsible Read more
Airport operator Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd has now begun the tender process for the development and implementation of a new wind farm-friendly system for Inverness Airport. The new system was approved in principle by the HIAL board earlier this year. HIAL expects the contract will be awarded by the Read more
A small step forward. At the last DPEA Stakeholders Forum meeting in April this year, SAS raised the issue of providing CDs of Environmental Impact Assessments free of charge, particularly for people who had inadequate broadband. We suggested this should be paid for by the developer. This idea was supported Read more
Once again a very well organised, informative and enjoyable conference on wind turbine noise https://www.windturbinenoise.eu/files/post-conference-report-2021.pdf
You’ll all remember Rosie Milne and Aileen Jackson attended the International Wind Turbine Noise Conference last month. The Post Conference report is due any day but we were pleased to see both ladies got a mention in Jack Pease’ Noise Bulletin this month. It was a brave move of organiser Read more
Onshore windfarms in Scotland must be built bigger if the country is to move away from a dependency on oil and gas, the Greens have demanded. The party has today shared a letter to the leaders of Scotland’s main political leaders from some of the leading companies involved in the Read more
Britain faces catastrophic power cuts because of an increasing reliance on electricity to run everything from cars to home boilers, the Committee on Climate Change has warned. Decarbonisation plans, which involve switching transport and heating away from petrol and gas, will mean outages in the future have a greater impact, Read more
The High Court has overturned planning permission granted to a subsidiary of Bord Na Móna for a windfarm development in Co Longford. The proposed windfarm site is located in bogland known as Mountdillon Peat Production Bog, near Lanesborough. In his judgment on Wednesday, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys upheld a challenge Read more