A wee loch in Argyll is at the heart of a proposed new energy storage facility that will help guarantee continuous power from renewable sources such as wind farms as the country moves away from fossil fuels. Project Balliemeanoch will turn Lochan Airigh into a headpond containing 58 million cubic Read more
Highland Council members say they are being “taken for fools” following an amended planning application for a wind farm at Glenferness, near Nairn. Scottish ministers gave consent for Cairn Duhie wind farm in 2017, despite objections from Highland Council, Moray Council and local campaign groups. The consented scheme was for Read more
Highland Council has not raised any objection to SSE Renewables’ proposed extension to Bhlaraidh Wind Farm near Invermoriston. The proposal seeks to extend Bhlaraidh Wind Farm by constructing a further 18 turbines on land to the east of the existing development with an installed capacity of around 100 megawatts (MW). Read more
The Scottish Government have given up all pretense at playing the game. Yet another wind farm given consent on appeal. They are just waving them all through now without a second thought. There is no point in putting wind farms through the planning system or employing decision makers while there Read more
RISHI SUNAK appears to be abandoning the Prime Minister’s green plans and reportedly wants six oil and gas fields to be fired up. The Chancellor, who many have tipped to replace Boris Johnson in Number 10, has reportedly called for the licenses to be fast-tracked. Mr Sunak is said to Read more
It is an offence under Section 16 of the Private Water Supply (PWS) Regulations, The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (legislation.gov.uk) for someone to take an action that results in the deterioration of a PWS.” And In 2002, the United Nations officially adopted water as Read more
Most wind farms now being proposed are S36 schemes though a number of smaller ones remain undecided mostly in the Dumfries & Galloway Council area. It is fairly easy to discover the state of play on S36 schemes as the Energy Consents Unit website does allow folk to discover which Read more
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly One of the largest offshore windfarms in the world could be created off Berwickshire’s coastline, if a new planning bid gets the green light from the Scottish Government. A government scoping opinion report has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council’s planning department for Read more