By Joshua King Controversial proposals to build a 12-turbine windfarm on a Buchan landmark hill were dealt a fresh blow yesterday. Efforts to push through the scheme planned for Mormond Hill – a development large enough to power 20,000 homes – have taken several years. Applicant Muirden Energy has previously Read more
A developer has asked the Scottish Government to rule on plans for a giant new wind farm after a council was cut out of the decision-making process. Hundreds of objections have been made against the Mount Lothian Wind Farm project, which would see nine 335ft-high turbines built on land owned Read more
Planning permission for two 34.4m high wind turbines at Alemill Farm, Eyemouth was refused earlier this year and an appeal against that decision has also failed. Scottish Borders Council officers refused to allow the two turbines to be built saying it was against their planning policies and would be widely Read more
A NEILSTON windfarm has become the centre of national attention after starring in a movie on renewable energy. Friends of the Earth Scotland last week launched a new film documenting some of the best examples of community owned and operated renewables from across Scotland including the Neilston Community Wind Farm. Read more
The Scottish First Minister memorably remarked in 2011 that Scotland could come to be seen as “the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy”. http://royalscottishgeographicalsociety.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/scotlands-renewable-energy-transition.html
In which I rail against the rent-seeking tosser who has erected a bat-chomping eco-crucifix above the Welsh valley which used to be a paradise on earth… https://www.youtube.com/embed/mEEaqsll2jw
Today (8 October) the 28-strong outgoing European commission will make a decision on the Hinkley C financial deal, with far-reaching consequences both for the integrity of decision-making in Europe and for the future of European energy policy (Conflict of interest concerns over EDF’s Hinkley nuclear project approval, 1 October). http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/07/eu-nuclear-deal-will-hit-renewables
Controversial proposals to build a 12-turbine windfarm on a Buchan landmark hill were dealt a fresh blow yesterday. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/367583/councillors-deal-blow-to-colossal-wind-turbine-scheme/