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Five potential sites for Fife Council’s wind power project have been identified. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-28980504

OPPONENTS are up in arms over plans to erect an windfarm substation at the site of the Battle of Prestonpans. Council planners recommend granting permission for the substation at the battlefield where Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated government forces in 1745. The substation would take power from a proposed offshore wind Read more

A controversial wind turbine project earmarked for the outskirts of Banff is in jeopardy after councillors rejected the bulk of a landowner’s plans. Local farmer James Gammie applied to build three of the 80m high structures on neighbouring plots of land at Gawnsmoss, Gledsgreen and Cairnhill. The development polarised the Read more

Two community councils are set to join forces in a bid to fight ‘injustices’ served on them by Holyrood. Muirkirk and Dalmellington CCs have both seen the Scottish Government ignore them, along with East Ayrshire Council, when controverially rubber-stamping plans for developments in both villages. While it’s a major quarry Read more

Green energy firm Infinergy began this week the appeal of its planning application at Public Inquiry for a 24 turbine-turbine wind farm at Limekiln, in Caithness. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/limekiln-wind-farm-public-local-inquiry-gets-underway/

Earlier this year, the Scottish Government effectively designated land in Scotland as either being ‘wild’ or not. This gave clarity to developers, including community developers, as to what developments were likely to be consented in particular areas of Scotland. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/creeping-sterilisation-threat-from-the-wild-land-designation/

COMMUNITY leaders in New Cumnock have urged East Ayrshire Council to give the go ahead to a wind farm scheme which would bring millions of pounds in direct investment to the area. http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/08/27/508227-new-cumnock-community-leaders-support-wind-farm-plan/

Recommendations would curtail investment and subsidies for large-scale and household renewables http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/28/renewable-energy-target-review-calls-scheme-closed-new-entrants