Mountaineering Scotland is disappointed in the decision by the Scottish Government to grant planning permission for the Shepherd’s Rig windfarm near Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, in Dumfries and Galloway. This development will undoubtedly have an impact on the experience of walking in the Galloway hills, as the earlier Public Inquiry clearly Read more…
An opponent of a planned green hydrogen project at Gordonbush Wind Farm has slammed developers SSE after learning the firm could receive funding from the UK government towards it. SSE announced this week that two of its green hydrogen projects – at Gordonbush and Aldbrough – have been selected by Read more…
Wind Farm comprising up to 7 turbines and ancillary infrastructure, including battery energy storage system (approx.20MW) with an overall generating capacity exceeding 50 MW The generating capacity of the wind turbines is expected to be 47.6 megawatts (MW) (subject to final wind turbine procurement). There will be a further 20 Read more…
Gary Buchan stands outside his home and counts how many wind turbines have sprouted from the moors and hills he can see from his living room window on a clear day. “…25, 26, 27,” the 53-year-old sighs. “That’s what I can see from my house.” Completed last week, Viking is Read more…
Plans for a new wind farm on the Dava Moor south of Nairn have been turned down by Highland Council. At the latest meeting of the local authority’s south planning committee councillors were unanimous in rejecting the proposal to build the new 17-turbine Lethen Wind Farm, about 16 miles south Read more…
SAS team member, Stephen Lucking, has been doing some more number crunching for us. His thoughts and latest data on applications within Dumfries and Galloway are detailed below. LIVE D&G WINDFARM SCHEMES I’ve been circulating regular updates to windfarm warriors in Scottish Borders Council area about developments there and Read more…
Scottish ministers Neil Gray and Patrick Harvie will officially open Muirhall Energy’s 36MW Greengairs East Wind Farm later today. The project, located to the northeast of Airdrie in Scotland’s central belt, comprises eight Vestas V136 4.5MW turbines and was financed by Close Brothers. It will support an annual Community Investment Read more…
Planning consent for a new subsea electricity superhighway between Scotland and England has now been granted by all relevant authorities. https://www.nationalgrid.com/development-consent-granted…