Highland Council is to seek a judicial review against the Scottish Government for overruling a public inquiry into a windfarm proposal. https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/highland-council-to-take-legal-action-against-scottish-government-over-windfarm-proposal?fbclid=IwY2xjawJSiGdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUl-m6YA_7-62aXS4XVM5I43mwrbMV8z9iOluDO3uLrqYHJx38p5SUfMwQ_aem_3hJSg5ZvP4BjnZYcydWpZQ
Developers of a proposed wind farm in Strath Brora have been told that the local community does not want it. The feelings of local people were made clear at a meeting in Brora Community Lounge on Tuesday evening to discuss Pollie Hill Wind Farm on Balnacoil Estate, Strath Brora. A Read more
SCOTTISH Borders Council is poised to formally object to proposals for a major renewable energy park in the Borders. Fred Olsen Renewables submitted an application to Scottish ministers for consent to construct and operate Lees Hill Energy Park, on land south of Black Hill Wind Farm at Longformacus. The proposal Read more
It would drive a new industrial revolution. It would create lots of “well-paid, green jobs”. And the wealth it would generate would lower prices, raise living standards and spark innovations that would transform whole industries. For most of the last decade, corporate leaders have insisted that the transition to a Read more
Communities who build solar panels and wind farms should benefit from lower energy bills, Labour’s energy minister has said. But Michael Shanks signalled the government is yet to remove barriers which community energy groups say are holding them back from generating energy in towns and cities across the country. https://www.bigissue.com/…/community-energy-bills…/