SAS has received an invitation to a roundtable at Holyrood followed by a parliamentary debate which you can all attend. Our Petition will be discussed and also the concerns which we raised about the Scottish Government advising decision makers to continue using ETSU-R-97 until new Guidance is issued, when they Read more…
The Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee discussed our Petition again this morning and took evidence from Brian Whittle MSP who kindly attended in person to give us support. We are very grateful to him. The Petition will be continued as the Committee was not happy with the response from our new Read more…
Some readers may be aware of Belltown Power’s proposal for an onshore wind farm on Newlands Hill. This ridge is situated about two miles from Gifford on the road to Duns. Given the adverse impact, we have initiated ‘Save our Skyline – LammermuirSOS’. This campaign is not against wind energy Read more…
As promised, some further information from the DPEA Stakeholders’ meeting last Tuesday which Rachel and Aileen attended on behalf of SAS. Only the Agenda items raised by SAS are detailed below. MAPS SAS had raised the need for a national wind farm map at the previous meeting and other stakeholders Read more…
Tall white towers will change Dundee’s skyline for the rest of the year as a new stage of wind farm work gets under way at the Port of Dundee. Since March last year parts for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have been stored horizontally on the Port’s Read more…
As SSEN roll out their horrific concrete and steel road show, from north to south and east to west, shell-shocked communities right across the Highlands are left reeling from the devastation SSEN want to unleash upon them with super size pylon lines and massive substations of 60+ acres. For some Read more…
Moray Council is calling for an urgent inquiry into the sell-off of offshore wind rights. Elgin North councillor Sandy Keith tabled a motion seeking action at a meeting this week. He believes the Scotwind auction in 2022 undersold areas for offshore wind projects because there was a maximum limit. That Read more…
Aviation concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a wind farm bid in southern Scotland. The Rowancraig scheme would see seven turbines built near Kirkconnel in Dumfries and Galloway. However, that could have an operational impact on Glasgow Prestwick Airport about 30 miles away. National Air Traffic Services Read more…