He said “When it comes to proposals of this nature the Scottish Government have a track record of seeking consultation from the local authority, and then ignoring it or overruling it if they don’t like the answer.” He also calls out the hypocrisy of the Scottish Greens when it comes Read more
Highland Council has formally objected to a Sutherland wind farm application that attracted 168 complaints from the public. Members lined up to raise their concerns about the plan, with not a single councillor expressing their support. Renewables firm Energiekontor is applying to the Scottish Government to create an 11 turbine Read more
Oppression It was no surprise to read that NatureScot’s budget has been slashed yet again by the Scottish Government (Herald 14 October). We have witnessed the decline in their ability to scrutinise and respond to wind farm applications for over a decade due to their lack of resources. This of Read more
A SMALL Sutherland community is preparing to face its second major wind farm application of the year. Highland Council’s North Planning Application Committee meets tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss its position on the controversial 11-turbine Strath Oykel development – proposed by German-owned Energiekontor UK. The proposal is so large it will Read more
In the week when Britain saw the “highest-ever” level of potential wind generation, there was a record of wasted energy, costing millions. A new report by LCP Delta suggests in the week commencing 3rd October, the grid saw the highest ever available wind generation, peaking at 17.6GW of potential wind Read more
AN APPLICATION has been submitted to North Ayrshire Council to erect three 150m tall wind turbines at the Ardeer Peninsula. This has been put forward by The Farm Energy Company, though the turbines are intended to help power the nearby Berry bpi Ardeer factory. Berry bpi is a company of Read more
World needs fossil fuels to prosper Sir, – After COP26 in Glasgow, countries were asked to submit stronger plans to reduce emissions by 2030 ahead of COP27 in Egypt, to ensure global warming was kept below 2C and nearer 1.5C. Only 23 countries out of nearly 200 had submitted Read more
Even from the beginning of the project, wind farms on Norway’s Fosen peninsula was met with resistance from the local communities in central Norway. The wind farms are providing more wind power than all of Norway’s wind farms combined, but they are located on the winter pastures of local reindeer. Read more