Angus councillors have opposed a controversial multi-million-pound ‘super-pylon’ project, calling it a “colossal” act of vandalism. The energy giant formally lodged plans for the multi-million pound overhead line scheme with the Scottish Government in September. If approved, it would see a line of 180-feet tall pylons erected along a 70-mile Read more
I have spent some time creating documents which provide more detail of the status of current live applications than the material I provide quarterly. I attach 4 documents. 1. The 20 schemes currently being examined at PLI’s. 2, The 8 schemes where councils have lodged objections but haven’t yet moved to Read more
A Scottish trade union leader has accused the UK government of “running down” jobs in oil and gas and called for the “self-harming” energy policy to end. GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour told the Herald newspaper that Scotland is being “gaslit” over the promise of future jobs in renewables. “Unfortunately for Read more
Fred Olsen Renewables has apologised for using an image of a bald eagle in promotional material for its proposed Invercassley Wind Farm in Sutherland. The bald eagle is a North American bird and its use in Scottish promotional material was spotted by a local wind farm campaign group member https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/developers-of-invercassley-wind-farm-in-sutherland-apologise-419495/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOFKdlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyCGNhbGxzaXRlAjMwAAEexKmJIZe7FKW_SmyAr-KwKeh_y5-Kp900S4bz5cUF86S56Kgw8kzfXfz2oLw_aem_FuCa9vGNugDRhC-2nJD1Jw
Scotsman letters With thousands of self-righteous, hypocritical, millionaire delegates jetting in to COP30 in Brazil to tell the rest of us what to do. What comes next? Prominent German energy expert Dr Lars Schernikau has said: “The energy transition in its current form, as a grid-scale build out of wind Read more
Eagle-eyed? I don’t think so WE are constantly being told that we should put our faith in the planning system and that robust and thorough consultations are carried out for every development. Therefore, I attended a consultation event for the Invercassley Wind Farm near Rosehall, held by Fred Olsen Renewables Read more
The company that controls the electricity grid in the north of Scotland has announced plans to invest £33bn over five years. SSE has set out plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south. Read more
The firm behind proposals for a Moray FLOW-Park say they will now not be attending a public meeting due to “safety concerns” for its staff. https://www.scotsman.com/regions/aberdeen-and-north-east/moray-flow-park-meeting-safety-concerns-5395984?fbclid=IwY2xjawOAimVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe055QE8jBmCouGzq4ksY944-cblC5qG54TZGF9o67Ib2BIlQ2yedm_ArpQ3Q_aem_BVCpHo_kCc9uRvk59xZi8Q