An open letter has been sent to Aberdeenshire and Moray councils expressing concern about the development of more wind farms in the Upper Deveron Valley. The document, signed by community councils, charitable bodies and business owners – including Conservatives Moray MP Douglas Ross and Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett – Read more
Energy clients are often concerned on the planning risk of wind farms and questions of “What’s the likelihood of success?” and “How long is it going to take to get consent?” will often be of concern. Obviously the answer is: “Well…it depends”. https://brodies.com/insights/planning-environment-and-climate/section-36-wind-farm-decisions-what-are-the-stats/?fbclid=IwAR3Uir1Oa4IkNXuirp8mgmzugJBG0C7SPboVuaBB-jCLmDFyblLE2ItTdY4
Wind farms backed by government subsidies could be paid more to switch off than to generate power, The Telegraph has learnt. A lack of grid storage and transmission infrastructure means that the UK is regularly producing more electricity from wind than it can use. At particularly windy times, the National Read more
IT is obviously a failure that Scotland’s Government has established no state enterprise to exploit or oversee the exploitation of our remarkable wind assets, unlike many of our neighbours (“Fury over China and UAE’s multi-million offshore wind profits”, January 22). However, there should also be questions asked about CBI Read more
Exclusive: Michael Matheson told MSPs there are 19,000 windmills on the country’s hillsides whereas in fact there are around 4,000. He only admitted his glaring mistake after it was spotted by the Scottish Express. Red-faced officials have admitted the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport doesn’t know how Read more
Scotland’s energy minister has been told to “set the record straight” on when Scottish Government ministers first became aware they were using an inaccurate wind statistic that was not “properly sourced”. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-minister-urged-to-set-the-record-straight-on-wind-statistic-by-snp-mp-in-leaked-letter-4004898?fbclid=IwAR0oqL5aJ7jjPiXeqKvojoEgH45ATUjnTmjwHoaQPhn1MhU3umtbmiLdNig
Today’s NPF4 Hearing is for…….WIN-270-15 – Proposed Kintradwell Wind Farm, near Brora Webcast starts at 9.30am this morning. https://dpea.public-i.tv/…/webcast_interactive/741951
SSE Renewables has unveiled its ambition to work collaboratively with the fishing industry when building and developing offshore wind farms. The company has committed to ensuring its operations are built on a framework that acknowledges the fisheries sector’s concerns and views. It said it will work to give fishers a Read more