In the heart of East Ayrshire, the town of New Cumnock is undergoing its second transformative energy crisis, leaving residents feeling powerless and ignored. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/britain-s-wind-farm-dumping-grounds-exposed-residents-powerless-as-thousands-of-turbines-go-up-near-their-homes/ar-AA1CqPJ5#fullscreen
OBJECTIONS have been raised with the UK Government as foreign companies have cleaned up on green energy supply contacts exporting green electricity from Scotland to England that has been described as the Great Grid Upgrade “carve-up”. Concerns have been raised with Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as it can be revealed Read more
PLANS for a new wind farm between Dalmellington and New Cumnock are set to reach their next stage. Vattenfall has been developing plans for the South Kyle II project over the past two years, including taking feedback from local communities throughout the design process. The facility would be located on Read more
The latest statistics on Section 36 wind farm decisions (2023-2024) tell us about changes to the wind farm consenting landscape since the introduction of NPF4. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3032f396-2cd1-404f-9ae8-24a439f9e612
Housebuilding and sustainable infrastructure targets are set to reshape rural Britain. Homeowners are steeling themselves for unintended consequences — and buyers are significantly upping their due diligence https://www.ft.com/content/95175025-0bbc-418c-b2ca-32669a2295c8?fbclid=IwY2xjawJccH9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeIA04lrZJCRWl1RqHcAqzxut0AbgYNePSy1fnkC1xpRGjbBKe46d16WDQ_aem_vRaPbZaeWExohSe8nnDdvQ
We are browbeaten into believing that green hydrogen is an essential development to reaching the holy grail of Net Zero. This necessity is despite the major safety concerns of hydrogen (which is highly flammable and explosive), that it is hugely energy intensive to produce and store and that guaranteed, inflation Read more
Scotsman letters It is pleasing that The Scotsman supports Philip Rycroft, chairman of the North Sea Transition Taskforce, an Independent body set up to examine the sector (your report, 31 March). He said that continuing the extraction of oil and gas in the meantime is “an absolute no-brainer”. More’s the Read more
A PROPOSED wind farm near New Cumnock is set to have fewer turbines than originally planned. East Ayrshire Council, acting as a consultee for Scottish Ministers, gave conditional support for the alteration to Greenburn Wind Farm. Approval was granted in April 2023 for 16 turbines with a maximum blade tip Read more