A pheasant’s nest held up work at an East Lothian wind farm for three weeks as £50million of equipment was delayed to protect the eggs, it has been revealed. The incident at Crystal Rig in the Lammermuirs was revealed at a meeting of East Lothian Council as operators Fred Olsen Read more
For Clare Molyneux, she is fearing for the future of her local area after plans for a wind farm near her home were announced just last month.Clare has lived in Ardclach which looks out over Dulsie Wood since 1980 and the “priceless” wood is now facing ruin to make way Read more
People living near wind farms could get energy bill discounts as high as £600 per year under government plans for communities to get money from developers.Onshore wind farms will be told to make financial contributions to communities living nearby, based on the amount of energy they generate, The i Paper Read more
Residents living in a Highland beauty spot are fighting plans for almost 150 battery energy storage system (BESS) units being built within 400m of their homes.The area in the Kyle of Sutherland earmarked for the containers would be bigger than two football fields.Opponents say the proposed Inveroykel development will also Read more