Scottish Natural Heritage published a new map of wild land areas PDF document in June 2014. This supersedes our earlier maps which identified ‘Search areas for wild land’ in 2002, and ‘Core areas of wild land’ in 2013. http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/mapping/
Renewable energy schemes currently offer far greater returns to investors than cash Isas, but there are dangers http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/28/windfarms-solar-energy-healthy-returns-investors
Campaigners say East Ren saturated with windfarms By Sean Rooney Campaigners claim East Renfrewshire is “saturated” with wind turbines as statistics reveal there is one turbine for every square kilometre in the Authority. Figures revealed by Eneregised Environments show that there are also more turbines per head of the population Read more
Helen McArdle News Reporter PLANNERS are considering an application to build one of Scotland’s largest solar energy parks on the outskirts of Arbroath. The 50-acre site at New Mains of Guynd Farm four miles south-east of the town has been lodged with Angus Council. The project would create one of Read more
Almost a fifth of the UK’s electricity was generated by renewables in the first three months of this year, official figures show. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/06/electricity-renewables-record-high-decc-report-finds/
A proposal for a 250-foot wind turbine on Forfar golf course has been thrown out. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/forfar-golf-course-turbine-bid-thrown-out-1.441925
A £10million plan to build a three turbine wind farm at Sorbie Farm north of Ardrossan Hill has been approved by North Ayrshire Council. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/threetowns/articles/2014/06/26/502315-another-ardrossan-windfarm-approved/
Households face paying hundreds of millions of pounds too much on their energy bills to fund new offshore wind farms, after ministers failed to ensure good value when awarding £16.6bn in green subsidies, the National Audit Office has found. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10929025/Households-face-paying-too-much-for-offshore-wind-farms.html