Councils no longer able to investigate issues such as seismic activity, venting and potential impact on ground water supplies http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fracking-controls-removed-in-dash-for-unconventional-energy-resources-8726869.html
RWE npower renewables (RWE NRL) has submitted a planning application to Highland Council for a wind farm with up to 20 turbines and an installed capacity of up to 50 megawatts (MW). http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Plans-lodged-for-new-wind-farm-in-Tomatin-area-22072013.htm
Derek Partington, formerly a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Measurement and Control, has analysed the published data on UK wind turbine output for a two-year period and concludes that wind farms can make no significant contribution to the country’s electricity grid without an Read more
RAF chiefs have launched a legal battle to block a wind farm they fear could put pilots’ lives at risk at a Scottish airbase. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/416727/RAF-in-battle-to-block-dangerous-wind-farm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-scotland+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Scotland+Feed%29
An Arbroath malting plant welcomed residents to an open doors information event relating to an onsite wind turbine proposal. Around 70 people visited Bairds Malt on the Elliot Industrial Estate at the beginning of July to get more information about their plans to erect a medium sized single turbine as Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent FORMER First Minister Lord McConnell is to chair a new multimillion-pound fund for communities living near wind farms which campaigners claim could threaten the integrity of the planning process. Ramblers Scotland has claimed that many will see it as a form of bribery. However, the Labour Read more
Thousands raised after big run and sail around Britain A MAN has completed a mission to sail and run on his own around Britain using only renewable energy and has raised thousands in aid of five charities. Alan Rankin sailed into Ullapool to be greeted by supporters after navigating 2500 Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent THERE is to be a new subsea power connection from Ayrshire to the Kintyre Peninsula, where along with Arran thousands of homes were without power for four days due to snowstorms in March. Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission says it will spend over £200 million to Read more