Plans for five 360ft-high wind turbines near Knockhill have been rejected after concerns they could be mistaken for low flying aircraft on Edinburgh Airport’s radar. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/edinburgh-airport-concerns-lead-committee-to-reject-outh-muir-windfarm-1.294999
PART THREE of our acclaimed expose into the true impact of turbines. http://www.sundaypost.com/news-views/scotland/windfarms-special-investigation-turbines-numbers-could-rise-10-fold-1.293916
Communities along the Perth and Kinross and Angus border will come together next month to consider the threat posed to their landscape by windfarm development. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/communities-invited-to-form-united-response-to-angus-perthshire-windfarm-plans-1.292580
Dundee’s council leader said there is still much to play for in the quest to bring the renewable energy industry to the city. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/the-game-is-not-up-council-leader-determined-after-damaging-spell-for-dundee-s-renewables-ambitions-1.292625
Developers are facing an Angus Council thumbs down for a green scheme they claim could generate a £1 million-a-year community windfall. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/thumbs-down-for-lethnot-windfarm-plan-1.290762
Windfarms have no negative impact on the prices of property within a 5km radius of turbines, and can even push up house prices in some areas, according to an analysis of 82,000 transactions over the past two decades by the Centre for Economics and Business Research. http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/mar/29/property-house-price-impact-wind-farms-turbines
David Ross Highland Correspondent THE chairman of the energy group which owns ScottishPower has called for a pan-European industry regulator to be established to ensure investment that delivers supply security and cuts carbon emissions at the same time. Ignacio Galán made the comments in a week when SSE said it Read more
At the meeting of the full Angus Council yesterday (Thursday), councillors rejected plans for a wind turbine farm at Nathro Hill on Careston Estate. Councillors voted by 22 votes to three to throw out the proposals of energy firm Eurowind to develop a 61-megawatt, 17 turbine farm on the site. Read more