Scotwind sold the rights to 29 companies for our offshore wind farms but only four of these are Uk-based – more than 75 per cent of Scotland’s offshore wind generation is owned by foreign companies. Scottishpower is a major player in onshore wind power, owning 40 wind farms, but it Read more
It wasn’t a great start for Gillian Martin ahead of her first ever meeting with campaigners who are seeking an immediate pause on all major wind farm developments amid fears that beautiful landscapes are being destroyed. Communities from the length and breadth of Scotland are teaming up to fight back Read more
Bulldoze energy policy Just when we thought the environmental damage couldn’t get any worse… Your correspondent advocating pumped storage and claiming it is ‘renewable energy’ is quite simply wrong (Herald Letters, February 17). Pumped ‘storage’ is by definition NOT renewable energy. This erroneous belief demonstrates perfectly the hidden environmental and Read more
A temporary pause on renewable energy developments is not a “sustainable position” according to a Scottish Cabinet Secretary. Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, was talking at a meeting at Holyrood today (February 24) giving the response when she was asked if a moratorium on new developments Read more
Quotes from SAS and other groups. COMMUNITIES inundated with a “flood” of onshore wind farm applications feel as if they are “not being listened to”, campaigners have said. There are more than 5000 wind turbines over 100 kilowatts currently in place across Scotland, with the majority concentrated in the Highland Read more
One of Scotland’s “original” wind turbine manufacturers is eyeing “ambitious growth” after securing funds to upgrade its manufacturing in East Ayrshire. SD Wind Energy, which was founded by Ayrshire-born Gordon Proven in 1980, is looking to capitalise on growing demand for its turbines around the world. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25879669.ayrshire-wind-turbine-manufacturer-reveals-expansion-plans/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQJjrVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeU9Aughp3WUr4Y_1Xu_s7WDjYXfbLvI3B-wMQnctX2xgjlV1-_VzI7PAUfu8_aem_LuMhaBGaQXlXLLWD944wzg
Latest from the Scottish Government! This was the letter we received today from Gillian Martin (posted below). It was sent to all those whose petition was included in the thematic session on 14 January. The working paper can be found on this link. https://www.gov.scot/…/refreshing-good-practice…/ Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Read more
Our thanks to S O R E – Save Our Rural Environment for alerting us to the South Lanarkshire Council planning committee meeting at 10am on 24 Feb which can be watched live here Officers have recommended that the application for Mossmulloch WF (4x200m turbines) be approved subject to conditions. Read more