The generation of first power from SSE Renewables’ Gordonbush Extension wind farm in Sutherland has been hailed as “a momentous occasion”. It comes just a month after completion of the delivery of the 11 Siemens Gamesa turbines to the site, around 9.5 kilometres north-west of Brora. The final component delivery Read more
I was left saddened and depressed by Angus Robertson’s vision of the future of power supplies (News, April 6). Again he produces the SNP myth that Scotland will soon be producing 100% of her power supplies from renewable sources “shortly”. Ironically two pages earlier in the same issue of the Read more
A Caithness councillor has been told that the Scottish Government has no plans to look again at whether onshore wind farms are having a negative impact on tourism. At the same time, the government has reiterated that wind energy can have a positive effect on communities through skilled employment and Read more
Proposed Wind Farm, an Extension to Tom na Clach Wind Farm, comprising up to 8 wind turbines of up to 149.9m tip height and associated infrastructure at Cawdor Estate and Lethen Estate, approximately 8km north-east of Tomatin – Pre Application http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00003252
This article is in a number of different papers today. Founded in 2013, SAS is an independent, non political alliance which campaigns for the reform of the Scottish Government’s wind energy policies. Run by volunteers from across Scotland, it is funded entirely by voluntary donations. Its large and growing membership Read more
A SUTHERLAND landowner has given notice that if the controversial Kintradwell Wind Farm gets the go-ahead, then he too will be seeking consent for a similar development nearby. Michael Dudgeon of Crakaig Farm, was speaking at a extraordinary general meeting of Brora Community Council, held on Tuesday to gauge local Read more
· ECU00003245 Dumfries and Galloway The erection and 30-year operation of a generating station with generation capacity of greater than 50 MW comprising up to 12 wind turbine generators together with ancillary development including internal transformers and related switchgear at each turbine; associated turbine foundations and hardstanding areas; meteorological masts; Read more
SCOTTISH Renewables, the promotional body funded by companies which generate renewable electricity recently issued a news release declaring “97.4% of Scotland’s electricity consumption [was] met by renewables in 2020″. It wasn’t. It was actually met throughout the year in very significant part by electricity from our nuclear power stations – Read more