Chleansaid Wind Farm – application
Chleansaid Wind Farm – application 16x200m turbines 13km to the NE of Lairg in the Highlands https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00002031
Grayside WF – application
Grayside Wind Farm – application Scottish Borders Council; South Lanarkshire Council 1.7 kilometres (km) south of the village of Lamington, 5.7 km north east of Abington and immediately north of the existing Clyde Wind Farms 21x200m tubines https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00003446
Boris faced with 100-plus rebel MPs – Guardian
Pro-green cabinet ministers are frustrated by Boris Johnson’s decision to back away from ambitious onshore windfarm plans for England, as it emerged more than 100 Tory MPs are lobbying against the policy behind the scenes. The prime minister, who is to announce his energy strategy later in the week, will Read more
Boris Johnson wants to build ‘colossal’ Irish Sea wind farm within a year – Telegraph
Boris Johnson is pushing energy firms to build a “colossal” offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea within 12 months. The Prime Minister told industry leaders he has “a dream” that a giant floating wind farm could provide “gigawatts of energy and do it within a year”, according to a Read more
Johnson to ‘bet big’ on nuclear energy despite Sunak’s reservations – Guardian
Boris Johnson wants his promised energy security strategy to “bet big” on nuclear despite Rishi Sunak’s reservations – but he has cooled on more onshore wind turbines in England amid a Conservative backlash. The prime minister is determined to press ahead with plans to build up to eight new nuclear Read more
Low winds blamed for fall in Scotland’s renewable energy production – BBC
Milder, less windy weather has been blamed for a fall in renewable energy production in Scotland last year. Ministers had hoped that the country would be generating the equivalent of 100% of its “gross electricity consumption” from renewables by 2020. It reached 98.6% that year, but in 2021 the figure Read more
Viking wins concrete plant appeals, accusing SIC of ‘serious error’ – Shetland Times
wo large concrete batching plants associated with the Viking Energy windfarm have been given the go ahead, despite councillors’ previous refusal. The Scottish government this week approved two appeals from Viking developer SSE, overruling the SIC’s decisions from last year. SSE claimed the council’s planning committee had shown a “fundamental Read more