Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent A LEADING Ukip member has stood down as his party’s economic spokesman after he was branded a hypocrite for striking wind-farm deals on his Scottish estates. Professor Tim Congdon agreed the contracts with SSE in Argyll and E.On Renewables in Caithness, the Sunday Herald revealed Read more
The company behind plans for a wind farm of up to 20 turbines on the Cowal hills facing Rothesay Bay is to bring a public exhibition on its proposals to Bute. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/rothesay-exhibition-on-cowal-wind-farm-plans-1-3326933
A wind turbine has just been installed to boost the green power at a Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) national nature reserve. http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/green-power-at-st-cyrus-nature-reserve-1-3319541
By Michael Alexander An anti-windfarm campaign group is calling on Samsung Heavy Industries to improve its community engagement. The company left the community in the dark over a breakdown of its 196-metre turbine at Methil docks and the group has offered to act as an “honest broker” in community benefit Read more
Plans for a windfarm have been kicked out because they might interfere with equipment at a Cumbrian military range. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbrian-windfarm-plans-kicked-out-1.1120110
DENMARK: The Danish climate and energy minister has warned that the government may drop future offshore projects if the price of the power they produce does not come down significantly. http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1283029/danish-minister-threatens-drop-offshore-projects-cost
The official opening of Spàgan, hailed as one of the most productive 900kW turbines in Western Europe, took place on Barra last Friday. http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/video-spagan-the-community-wind-turbine-opened-on-barra-1-3326915
ANGRY villagers are calling for a wind turbine in a school playground – which they say sounds like helicopter – to be removed just over six months after it was installed. http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/131507/-silent-wind-turbine-sees-residents-petition-over-noise.aspx