The 44 wind turbine development by CWP Energy in the hills near Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway was bitterly opposed by campaigners. https://www.itv.com/watch/news/work-on-the-fourth-largest-wind-farm-in-the-uk-gets-underway-after-nearly-a-decade-of-delays/6khgg11?fbclid=IwY2xjawMVf_1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHo9QNlLH7RI_W9yc8Dl7czx3pg0Yjkicq6VSz_L-e9x1_o5tkfj7jet_zE2s_aem_80llBPOIeElRf6PHAqOeEA
First Minister, John Swinney proudly proclaims the “Highlands are at the heart of the green energy revolution”, You bet we are! We are being swamped by ruthless wind farm developers keen to make a quick buck at the expense of communities and our incomparably-beautiful Highlands. The situation is so catastrophic Read more
Kathrin Haltiner, a campaigner in Caithness, and creator of Highlands Renewables Database features in the first in our series of explainers on the subject of renewable energy infrastructure development in the Highlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Y_fes-i4E
The Sanquhar II Community Wind Farm will become the UK’s fourth largest onshore wind farm when it becomes operational in August 2026, according to developers CWP Energy. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/construction-begins-landmark-windfarm-power-060000893.html
Herald letters THERE is rightly growing anger at the ever-increasing steel forests of pylons, turbines, and substations scarring our countryside to feed distant demand. Yet a far graver threat looms unnoticed: the monstrous battery parks propping up intermittent wind power. To bridge one windless day in Britain, estimates demand 100-200 Read more
EAST Ayrshire Council looks set to refuse plans for a five-turbine wind farm extension near New Cumnock. Invenergy had lodged proposals for a five-turbine extension to the previously approved 19-turbine Pencloe Wind Farm. The company said that “careful consideration” had been given to the proposed layout and the design. There Read more
Dear MSP The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee will meet on 10th September at 9.30am to discuss the Scotland Against Spin Petition, PE1864 Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms | Scottish Parliament Website and we are writing to ask for your support. Read more
Our Petition has been live for 4 years during which time there has been a change in policy south of the border. For new members it will be difficult to follow all the ups and downs and twists and turns due to the huge number of documents on the Petition’s Read more