Plans for a 126m tall wind turbine close to the A1 trunk road at Charlton Mires, north of Alnwick, have been revealed. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/new-wind-turbine-planned-next-to-a1-1-3113711
By Tony Barber What business wants are policies that help competitiveness Edginess, not enthusiasm, coloured the response of German business leaders to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s commanding election victory. No sooner were the official results released than the heads of the biggest business federations called a news conference to publicise an Read more
by Stuart Gillespie Plans for a £38 million windfarm in the Glenkens have been blown away. Campaigners against the proposed Loch Hill development near Dalry protested outside a meeting of the council in Dumfries yesterday. And councillors agreed with their concerns, voting against 2020 Renewables’ application for 11 turbines. Alison Read more
A recent ruling in which the Court of Session upheld a challenge to a section 36 consent granted for a major wind farm in the Shetland Islands has cast doubt on the power of Scottish Ministers to grant consent to “non-licence holders” under the 1989 Electricity Act, an expert has Read more
In the run up to a key global warming report, those sceptical of mainstream opinion on climate change claim they are “winning” the argument. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24233643
The restoration of Scotland’s peatlands will be supported by £15 million worth of new funding from the Scottish Government. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Funding-for-peatlands-48d.aspx
UK: Delays have taken place in the construction of the foundations for Mitsubishi’s 7MW SeaAngel turbine at the Hunterston Test Centre for Offshore Wind in North Ayrshire, Scotland. http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1213679/delays-scotlands-first-offshore-turbine-test-site
Plans have been unveiled for Tayside’s first major “solar farm” which would harness the power of the sun to provide power for 5,500 homes. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/plans-for-70-000-panel-solar-farm-in-carse-of-gowrie-1.134613