An Aberdeenshire farmer who fought plans for a new wind turbine twice the height of the Statue of Liberty on his doorstep has lost his battle after plans were approved https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeenshire-farmer-loses-fight-prevent-10122324
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the government will “double down” on its environmental agenda and accused those against the move to net zero of “making up nonsense and lies”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjn0pn830ko?fbclid=IwY2xjawJy3XFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrFnsoa-QVYDTUejjWZKdi70U6vptWleWUaT2DnmEQuRPhV2nv-GNM6vv49W_aem_xcka89R40X-HBrx4exUjBg
Deluded by ideology, averse to reality, Miliband’s inadvertent commitment to making our nation chilly and impoverished makes him a man of clear and present danger. Unfortunately, Sir Keir Starmer will never be rid of him because a leader needs to be surrounded by loathsome toads to take heat off their Read more
Repower, refurbish or retire them – that’s the dilemma facing a growing number of farmers and landowners with medium-sized wind turbines on their holdings. Most medium-scale wind projects in the UK – those in the 100 kilowatt (kW) to five megawatt (MW) bracket – are more than a decade old. Read more
Two Sutherland community councils are at odds over how much funding each should receive from a wind farm that has been approved but is yet to be built. Rogart Community Council chairman Frank Roach told the group’s meeting earlier this month that discussions had taken place with Lairg about how Read more
A plan to store energy in batteries on greenbelt land in Eaglesham which sparked over 300 objections has been approved. Cheshire-based firm GPC 1337 Ltd can build and run a 40MW battery energy storage facility on an agricultural site at the east side of Glasgow Road. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/east-renfrewshire-battery-storage-plant-31437443?fbclid=IwY2xjawJuHL5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHh7zDGY_j18gTkb8N6hckrcJl-zy-zhdwPjIcTnptOiW-xRhJJ7gVuUU0Ggp_aem_GXZqT0thuqkZ0YSZbubXKw
Plans for a significant new wind farm project near Campbeltown, featuring 29 turbines, have been lodged with Argyll and Bute Council. A section 36 application has been submitted by the Scottish Government for the development of the Cnoc Buidhe wind energy hub, which is situated roughly 10km northwest of the Read more
One of Britain’s largest wind farms is facing an investigation into claims it overcharged customers to switch off its turbines Regulator Ofgem has launched an inquiry into the owner of Moray East, a wind farm with 100 turbines off Scotland’s east coast. Concerns have been raised over Ocean Winds potentially Read more