FEARS have been raised that Scotland will be forced to import fossil fuels if a new generation of nuclear generators are not deployed – further hiking already high energy bills for householders. The concerns comes as electricity generation from the Hunterston B nuclear plant in North Ayrshire, one of only Read more…
Stornoway Wind Farm – Consented 35 X 180m turbines The Scottish Ministers granted consent for Stornoway Wind Farm in September 2012, to construct and operate 36 wind turbines and ancillary infrastructure. In May 2015, an application was made under the Electricity Act to vary this consent and the deemed planning Read more…
Three new wind turbines are set to be built at West Calder. A planning application to build the structures at Pearie Law has been approved by West Lothian Council. Two turbines will stand at 180m tall while another will measure 150m and will be built by Huddersfield-based Wind Estate (UK) Read more…
A SCOTS energy firm, part-owned by the public, is the latest energy supplier to face collapse as concerns grow it could run out of funding by the end of this month. The warning comes just days into the New Year and after 26 energy providers shut down in 2021. Clydebank-based Read more…
OFFICIAL figures slipped out by the Scottish Government over the holiday period underlined the huge challenges it will face achieving its renewable energy ambitions as the risks it will frighten off investment in vital gas fields increased. The Energy Statistics for Scotland report which was issued on December 23 showed Read more…
Two Dumfriesshire windfarms could see an increase in both the number of turbines and their tip heights. South Lanarkshire-based Muirhall Energy Ltd has submitted two Section 36 applications to vary the planning consents for the Hopsrig and Loganhead windfarms. They are adjacent to the company’s 10-turbine windfarm project at Crossdykes Read more…
I REFER to Alasdair Galloway’s letter of December 29 and in particular his statement that Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe’s wind power resource. While that may be true, it is certainly not an economic advantage. Although wind energy is abundant, harnessing it and converting it to a constant Read more…
A hearing into a controversial windfarm proposal in the Glenkens is due to take place in March. Hundreds of people have objected to Falck Renewables’ plans for seven turbines at Mochrum Fell near Corsock. The firm has asked the Scottish Government to step in as the council failed to issue Read more…