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Bats are being forced out of their normal feeding grounds by disturbance caused by wind turbines, new research suggests. A study found that bats avoided an area of lakes and ponds up to 5km away from wind turbines where they would normally drink water and catch insects.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14285331/Bats-forced-normal-feeding-grounds-disturbance-wind-turbines.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawH04X9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWaOGpK2RwhPtaEhT6v4cmch3RVsdAkElQOZyR1bePqnEyX6JNwiUXBI3A_aem_4UcsnD5oIqyVEPLrnJSk9Q

A wind farm project in southern Scotland which had previously been rejected three times has been approved on appeal.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7zg41191xo?fbclid=IwY2xjawHzvQxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSys-5CbPChEsJ_LPHPfNDv_voEMQxEXK_nrPNKun1m_JuHavKkAFcMAIA_aem_JX95hXtc6nAn4JeHy5kZaw

Scottish Tory energy spokesman Douglas Lumsden said that ‘hard-pressed Scots will rightly be questioning the soaring payments’.  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14276585/How-380million-added-bills-pay-wind-farms-NOT-producing-electricity.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHyJVNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXuPcNLQPaPQHIKRzsu1FwuMmfUTTaxARRt8Xc506lRZyRT0vef85y_zhQ_aem_s86m7Hd0MBfIEXKlgQsPsw

Good article in the Scotsman today about a Highland landowner and founder of a popular music festival who has claimed the area will be “ruined” by a series of large scale energy transmission projects  https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/landowner-and-music-festival-founder-says-mass-pylons-will-ruin-highlands-4939367?fbclid=IwY2xjawHwfE1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWJXHpENxRPaVbwD0IkBskW-tSVbdossSVM_r90CI5hfJVY2wRH9E_n4XQ_aem_3tWoKmkX7O6Wqla6rwbqmg

A CAMPAIGN group in New Cumnock rallying against the planned expansion of wind farm developments has raised further concerns about ongoing proposals. The New Cumnock Wind Farms group said that the village and surrounding areas are becoming “a dumping ground for wind farm developments”. According to the group, an eight-mile Read more

Ed Miliband has been accused of pursuing a “reckless” net zero agenda after new figures revealed consumers are being left with record bills to keep wind farms switched off. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/11/miliband-obsession-renewables-record-bill-net-zero-wind/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHvtdJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHW4e19VobaOrkPcIhRokpZFsDaPvJvz-8ovuVmoVYW46ll-Ub_acB-E8UQ_aem_avceZorVvu07Iflcbg8i-w

THE VIKING wind farm ranked third for the highest amount of energy going unused in the UK in 2024 – despite only opening in August. https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/01/08/viking-third-list-unused-energy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHrii5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVoR41ZDGCe9UhG2YVYYetfEuw3WTzpRpAeBM0kGHTA1b1sHJnU_Q1v4yg_aem_THDWbfFYBzZwDqaMrT_Kzg