The Scottish Government’s Net Zero Secretary has been accused of showing “contempt” for worried anti-pylon campaigners in the north-east of Scotland after a secret recording was unearthed. Gillian Martin has refused to speak to community groups who are demonstrating against the creation of a massive pylon development running between Angus Read more
IT’S time to call a halt to further onshore wind farm development in Scotland, other than small community-owned ones. Applications for sites are fuelling a landgrab, enriching speculators at huge cost to the public purse and are desecrating the natural environment in many parts of our land. Scotland already produces Read more
The figures below relate to operational turbines over 100kw only and are taken from the RenewableUK database and UK Renewable Energy Planning Database, neither of which are completely up to date, along with some local input for greater accuracy. Local Authority No of Onshore Turbines Total Area (sq.km) Turbines/sq.km Aberdeen Read more