IT’S time to call a halt to further onshore wind farm development in Scotland, other than small community-owned ones. Applications for sites are fuelling a landgrab, enriching speculators at huge cost to the public purse and are desecrating the natural environment in many parts of our land. Scotland already produces Read more
The figures below relate to operational turbines over 100kw only and are taken from the RenewableUK database and UK Renewable Energy Planning Database, neither of which are completely up to date, along with some local input for greater accuracy. Local Authority No of Onshore Turbines Total Area (sq.km) Turbines/sq.km Aberdeen Read more
A series of community councils in a hot-spot area for wind farms claim “significant errors” have been made over plans to build some of Scotland’s tallest wind turbines in the Borders. Seven community councils from the areas surrounding the proposed Millmoor Rig windfarm, which is on Church of England land, have Read more
Scotland is expected to generate nearly three quarters of Britain’s onshore wind power with in five years — sparking fears the country is facing North Sea oil-style exploitation as a green energy supplier for England. The Herald on Sunday can reveal that a new roadmap from the UK Government owned Read more
Farmer Geordie Burnett Stuart has been looking after his plot of land outside Peterhead for more than 40 years. The 77-year-old runs a traditional 800-acre farm with around 100 beef cattle alongside Doug Stephen. They also grow malting barley and grass for their livestock at the Crichie Estate location just Read more
HOUSEHOLDS have been hit with a soaring bill of more than £6.6 billion to pay energy firms for not producing electricity from mainly wind farms when the national grid cannot handle all the green power being generated in Scotland. Records seen by The Herald show the annual cost of the Read more
Councillors have agreed to oppose a wind farm in the Galloway Hills – triggering a public inquiry into the plans. Opponents of the 14-turbine Blair Hill project near Newton Stewart gathered outside Dumfries and Galloway Council offices to highlight their concerns. Planning committee councillors agreed to object to the plans Read more
The Government has slashed forecasts for the amount of electricity it expects wind farms to generate in a blow to Ed Miliband’s net zero plans. In documents published before an auction of green energy subsidies this week, officials said they were revising down the predicted efficiency of wind turbines by Read more