June 2021

Improved quality video of the Middleton aviation lights

HETLAND Islands Council (SIC) acted in line with planning legislation when allowing the construction of the Viking Energy wind farm to get underway without a financial bond securing the cost for decommissioning and restoration of the site in place. That is the view of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, which Read more

Concerns over “radar safety” are adding to blocks in the construction of the Kenly windfarm. North East Fife MP Wendy Chamberlain tabled a debate at the House of Commons on Tuesday to try and end the impasse, which has seen a halt on development of the St Andrews University-owned site Read more

INTERNATIONAL giants have underlined their interest in the offshore wind power generation market in Scotland ahead of a key licensing round. French oil and gas major TotalEnergies said it has linked up with Australian investment bank Macquarie to bid for acreage in the forthcoming ScotWind round. The firms expect to Read more

The Editor The Press and Journal   9/6/21 Dear Sir,   Just when we thought the environmental damage couldn’t get any worse, the Scottish Government approves yet another hairbrained scheme to ‘Save the Planet’. (Loch Ness hydro scheme, Press and Journal, 8th June). It demonstrates perfectly how utterly useless hundreds Read more

Are they trying to impress us? Exploring the wind energy industry in the UK, including energy generation, turnover and employment. Includes data from the Office for National Statistics and other official sources. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/windenergyintheuk/june2021

Plans for a 14-turbine wind farm at Heathland Forest near Forth are set to go before the Scottish Government. South Lanarkshire Council’s (SLC) planning committee agreed not to object to the proposals on Tuesday, June 8. Once complete, the wind farm – 1.5km north east of Forth – would be Read more

  Now it’s your turn to have a say! We have received further information from the Scottish Parliament concerning the Petition which we submitted at the end of March. Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for Read more