IT is commendable that The Herald today includes a major piece on Climate Week within the Commercial Focus section. It’s a shame though that the separate report on the North Kyle wind farm carries the perennial unquestioning, inaccurate, misleading renewables industry soundbite asserting the untruth that “its 49 wind Read more
See below to find out how they get the results they want! The polling, revealing public views on onshore wind farms in Scotland, is set to be published at the Labour party conference in Liverpool A new poll has showed an overwhelming backing for onshore wind farms, with more than Read more
Your request You asked for: Subject: Review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines Could you tell me when the new Guidance is due to be published? I am aware it has been finalised but has not yet been published. Can you tell me what is taking so long and Read more
A wind farm south-west of John O’Groats has been approved by the Scottish Government despite objections from Highland Council and others. ScottishPower Renewables has won approval to erect 10 wind turbines capable of generating around 50MW of electricity at Hollandmey Renewable Energy, 8km south-west of John O’Groats and 16km east Read more
A windfarm on the border of East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway will no longer have turbines on the East Ayrshire side of the site south of existing Afton windfarm. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/east-ayrshire-removed-companys-plan-33706399?fbclid=IwY2xjawFbYxxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcGF8_CJQCLlsCT35PEfoSEkdeR1JnPFAcgIljx-X7rfwJ7JOxZaXnMJnA_aem_FJtJpldo9XPhHBD8IqHFwg
RESIDENTS clashed with windfarm developers this week over plans for turbines in the Dryfe Valley. Fred Olsen Renewables are proposing the scheme on the Balgray Estate which will feature six 200 metre high windmills. https://www.dng24.co.uk/windfarm-scheme-comes-under-fire/
THE UK’S seas and coasts store hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon, conservationists have said, as they called for better protection of marine habitats. A new report on “blue carbon” estimates there are 244 million tonnes of organic carbon locked in the top 10cm of seabed sediments and in Read more
BP is plotting a $2bn (£1.5bn) sale of its American onshore wind energy business as the oil giant backtracks on its green energy ambitions after an investor revolt. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/09/16/bp-launch-2bn-sale-onshore-wind-business-green-energy/