Marine mammals are dying – while North Sea wind farms continue to expand… 2,713 marine mammals washed up on Dutch beaches in just one year 18,000 Harbour porpoises stranded in the Netherlands since 2000 1693% increase in porpoise deaths “why worry about ‘disturbance and mortality’? — It’s only an entire Read more
Thanks to Stephen Lucking for compiling this data. S36 – APPLICATIONS 240808(1) S36 – SCOPING SCHEMES 240808(2)
Plans have been granted approval for what could be the UK’s largest wind turbines near New Cumnock. The site will also look to generate upwards of £7million in community funds throughout its lifespan. OnPath, formerly known as Banks Renewables, asked the Scottish Government for permission to build up to 10 Read more
Dreadful news today. The Lethans WF extension in East Ayrshire has just been given consent by Scottish Ministers. Yet another wind farm in an already saturated landscape around New Cumnock. How many more can they sqeeze in? These will be the tallest consented in the UK and will open the Read more
MINISTERS are to miss a crucial deadline to stop breaches in the law that protects Scotland’s precious landscape, environment and wildlife. Scots legal justice charity, the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS), has raised concerns to the Scottish Government over the failure over the nation’s “unaffordable” court system after it Read more
The Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) has called on developers of offshore wind to maximise opportunities for nature while working on infrastructure projects. Measures that provide habitat for shelter, feeding and spawning can be incorporated within wind turbine foundation options to help enhance biodiversity, according to a new report. Read more
SSE Renewables has announced that construction of its 50MW Aberarder onshore wind development has begun, due for completion in 2026. The developer and operator took a final investment decision on the project, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, in May with a nearly £100 million investment. Vestas will supply Read more
An edited statement from SAS in this article! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13705675/So-explosion-offshore-wind-farms-sound-death-knell-Scottish-seafood-industry.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawEbe49leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVZ0Y85GDjHqNROcMq403o87hW2qwSzptWnODIFH6gQs7EPX8XcB65lJgQ_aem_w_9yCga1Q7h2-pHSx5N9WA