The Hill of Fare application is coming into its last fortnight for the public to make their views known. As in all of these applications anyone can object if they have a reason – distant visitors, family distress, retirement ambitions, onshore wind farms never paying back their carbon consumption if Read more
Plans have been lodged for a new wind farm near Sanquhar. Koehler Renewable Energy (KRE) has submitted its proposals to Dumfries and Galloway Council for a six-turbine wind farm on the Barr Moor. The Rowancraig development is located on the eastern slope of Black Hill, approximately 4km west of Sanquhar. Read more
Heated debate The SNP Energy Plan indicates a capacity of 85GW of generation plant on the Scottish grid by 2035. However, Jim Stamper (Letters, 15 January) did not note that, in summer, demand will drop to less than 10GW, so around 75GW of capacity will sit idle, accruing Constraint Read more