REVISED plans for a wind farm near historic Hermitage Castle – reputed to be haunted by Mary Queen of Scots – have been besieged by opposition. – http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/borders/articles/2015/01/09/520511-castle-wind-farm-still-haunted-by-opposition/
ScottishPower wants to create four quarries in the Stewartry to serve windfarm projects. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/stewartry-quarry-plans-criticised-pressure-4940872
A fall in the rate of incentives paid for generating ‘green’ electricity could put a Bute community wind power scheme under threat – before it has even begun. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/tariff-rate-fall-could-threaten-bute-wind-scheme-1-3655331
An appeal to allow a controversial wind turbine near Strathmiglo has been dismissed by a Scottish Government Reporter. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/turbine-appeal-blown-away-1-3655766
I NOTE with interest the Agenda Column article by Jenny Hogan of Scottish Renewables (“Proper connections to grid needed to fulfil potential of green energy”, The Herald, January 2) and Colette Douglas Home’s column (“Halt onshore turbines that are blowing such an ill wind”, The Herald, January 6), on the Read more
By Graeme Strachan Wind farm objectors have made a new year’s resolution to continue to fight against the “attack on the Angus glens by profiteers”. Almost 100 outraged campaigners have warned they will not go away as they battle to defeat plans for 14 wind turbines “the size of jumbo Read more
A proposal, revealed a year ago by Green Cat Renewables, to build a windfarm 900 metres from Rossie School, has been withdrawn. However, although that has proved good news for opponents of the plan, they are less pleased by the follow-up, that an alternative, albeit smaller, plan has been put Read more
By Jane Candlish Highland residents will get their first glimpse of plans for a new windfarm planned on the edges of the Cairngorms National Park later this month. Swedish company Vattenfall says that they want to build a “major commercial scheme” at the picturesque Dava Moor. The firm, which already Read more