The mood on the House of Lords’ red leather benches was highly charged as Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine entered its twelfth day. Looming sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas exports, once barely thinkable, were the topic at hand. Labour’s Lord Bassam of Brighton was concerned about a possible knock-on Read more…
Global civil engineering company Roadbridge has collapsed with more than 100 Scottish jobs at risk. The majority of the international construction company’s employees in the UK are based in Scotland. Around 130 people work for Roadbridge with its Scottish base in Righead Industrial Estate, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. The business has Read more…
Following intervention from SAS, the journalist, David Walker reworded this article. We asked him to add “This is however, offshore and onshore wind combined as Scotland still leads the way with onshore wind farms compared to the rest of the UK. Scotland is only half the size of England but Read more…
Scotland is renowned the world over for its wild and spectacular scenery of mountains, moorlands, lochs and rivers and coasts, a draw to locals and visitors alike. Those areas with least human impact have been labelled as ‘Wild Land Areas’ by NatureScot, and research shows that there is strong Read more…
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend Jack Pease who is retiring this month after 23 years of publishing his Noise (and Air Quality) Bulletin. He has always been a good friend to SAS. writing articles about many of our members’ highs and lows Read more…
Offshore wind developers have been told they need to slash the amount of time it takes to build projects. Mark Baxter, head of development UK at Ocean Winds, says current timelines for getting developments up and running are now “unacceptable” as the pace of transition increases. A 50-50 joint venture Read more…
Ministers are examining plans to relax restrictions on new onshore wind farms as part of proposals to expand renewable energy projects in the face of spiralling gas prices. The government imposed a de facto moratorium on new onshore [wind farms] in England in 2015, imposing draconian planning restrictions and cutting Read more…
We received a reply from the SG Onshore Wind Policy Team this morning in response to our question regarding the Consultation which closed at the end of January. Just in case you were all wondering why your responses hadn’t been published on their website yet……………. it is hopefully good news! Read more…