Communities fear a green energy project could destroy businesses and wildlife along a 20-mile stretch of the Moray Firth coastline. An agreement has paved the way for a project that could see wind turbine parts temporarily anchored en route to locations out at sea. Fishermen have warned that it would Read more
A PUBLIC inquiry is set to investigate a proposed wind farm near Largs. The inquiry, led by Alasdair Edwards, was triggered after North Ayrshire Council, as the planning authority, lodged an objection to the Crosbie Wind Farm project on Kaim Hill in Fairlie. The proposed development by Galileo involves the Read more
The Scottish government has granted planning permission to two onshore wind farms totalling around 152MW. Section 36 consent was awarded to Energiekontor’s 92.4MW Craiginmoddie and to Statkraft’s 59.4MW Knockronal, both in South Ayrshire. Craiginmoddie is cleared for 14 turbines with 200-metre tip heights at a site near Barr and Daily. Read more
Forget ‘Air Miles Angus’, there’s a new competitor for taxpayer-funded jaunts abroad. ‘Jet-set Gillian’ Martin is set to fly out to Brazil next week to attend Cop30 and represent Scotland and the Scottish Government to delegates from across the world – despite the country failing on its climate goals. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/jet-set-gillian-martin-heading-36183700?int_source=mantis_rec_top&int_medium=web&int_campaign=more_like_this_top&fbclid=IwY2xjawN360BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-frJhQS9em0zN7gRKP5hbzYOgqxd1rRSNSmzS6dhk4LFGMl96d_uElmI1go_aem_GBtie_ZuJT3bC1gBKY_o3Q
Plan for more than 100 miles of ‘monster’ pylons through some of Scotland’s most scenic countryside could result in a ’54 per cent loss of biodiversity’, officials have warned. But the council has said the proposed development, which locals fear will lead to the ‘industrialisation of the Highlands’, goes against Read more
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