Plans for a 25-turbine windfarm have been unveiled as part of a major ‘rewilding’ project at Glen Lednock near Comrie. Renewables developer Low Carbon wants to site the 700ft-tall structures next to Loch Lednock on the Invergeldie estate. It is working with Oxygen Conservation, which acquired the 12,000-acre estate earlier Read more
The Supreme Court’s ruling that the Scottish Parliament has no authority to hold a second independence referendum was not the only blow to nationalist dreams in recent years. More than 30 years after it was founded, the SNP gained political momentum in the late 1960s with the slogan “it’s Scotland’s Read more
World’s biggest wind power firm reported heavy losses after cancelling two US projects The world’s biggest offshore wind developer, Denmark’s Ørsted, has lost two of its most senior executives after it abandoned a pair of windfarm projects off the US coast at a cost of more than £3bn. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/14/wind-developer-orsted-bosses-exit-us?fbclid=IwAR295VIAwg2dwxTmg823nArZSZSoPWsPOGE2I7RyLtWh3vvCUReV9C0xHYA
A key name in the objections against Watten Wind Farm says she has had a fake document sent in under her name to remove her objection to the plan. Robianne (Bib) Harrold has property adjacent to the area where EDF Renewables intends to erect seven 220m high turbines – the Read more
Longcroft Wind Farm – Application Scottish Borders Council A proposed wind farm development comprising up to 19 wind turbines of approximately 6.6 megawatts (MW) each and associated ancillary infrastructure., with a maximum blade tip height of up to 220m, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a capacity up Read more
Pre Examination Meeting for The Berwick Bank Wind Farm (Onshore Works) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 – Acquire The Necessary Rights And Land To Construct, Operate And Remove Electricity Transmission Lines, Plant And Ancillary Infrastructure Between Mean Low Water Springs At Skateraw And The National Electricity Transmission System (Or “Grid”) Connection Read more
As a member of the DPEA Stakeholders’ Forum, Scotland Against Spin has been asked to advertise an upcoming training event on planning appeals. Everyone is welcome to take part. We have also asked for a training event specifically for communities/individuals taking part in Inquiries/Hearings. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/675c9f67-e880-4458-b094-261e2b533b80@7bbe2037-c3dc-4e87-b17b-6bd2d2271f47?fbclid=IwAR2dEx5j1WVFCu1dOW2txa-WpF0QOyUCisQVETj0ZYPJGjc7ZaluM0aorPs
Anti-windfarm campaigners went head-to-head with two turbine project developers in Moffat this week. The community council organised a public meeting over controversial proposals for the Rivox and Scoop Hill schemes in the hills around the town. Representatives of developers Belltown Power and Community Windpower Ltd and the protest group Save Read more