They were believed to be a reason for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain more than 2,000 years ago and once provided the gems that adorned Scotland’s crown jewels. Today, however, the prized freshwater pearl mussel is teetering on the brink of extinction, with warnings that wind farms pose one of Read more
This is a good summary of the changes that will occur in the amended Electricity Act which went before Parliament on 12th March. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1ab706cb-06e9-4481-a183-e629f6687b8a&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2025-03-14&utm_term=
A team of cognitive neuroscientists and acoustic engineers at Adam Mickiewicz University, in Poland, has found no evidence that wind turbine noise causes mental impairment. In their study, published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communication, the group conducted experiments exposing human volunteers to various noises and measured a Read more
The SNP Government has been urged to hold its first fishing debate in almost three years before Easter amid fears over offshore wind developments. It comes after John Swinney was advised by officials not to use the term ‘spatial squeeze’ during talks with fishing industry leaders in Shetland last year. Read more
Sir, Yesterday an article appeared in the Times under the heading “Onshore wind ‘faces de facto ban in Scotland beyond 2030’”. The gist of the article is that 13 companies involved in building onshore wind farms have sent an open letter to Ed Miliband complaining that the figures set out Read more
Highland council have voted to raise no objections to plans for a 125-turbine wind farm off the north Caithness coast. The West of Orkney Windfarm site is 31 miles (50km) north west of Thurso and about 18 miles (30km) off the west of Orkney. The Scottish government, which will have Read more
As many as 24 turbines could be built at a wind farm being planned for a site in south-east Caithness – 11 more than currently proposed. Renewable energy company RWE will host a public drop-in event in Lybster next week to outline a potential extension of its consented Golticlay Wind Read more
Residents in in Deeside, Aberdeenshire, where a massive ‘electricity motorway’ of new pylons is planned, hit out at compensation proposal as ‘a joke’. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-homes-devalued-40-monster-34840859?fbclid=IwY2xjawI-MmZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeqFS7JuU20B0SLala9sb5hif8IsBHRgClW7Lb7fwWhT8ysOyDg6qAeKEQ_aem_u1SwrmtZ3FwhQMJUYL2eBg