Around 250 onshore wind projects already in development are likely to be cancelled because the Government is ending subsidies which would aid their completion, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. The cancellation of subsidies for onshore wind offered under the Renewables Obligation (RO) is likely to mean that 2,500 turbines Read more
By Richard Watt Campaigners against a proposed windfarm on the borders of Angus and Perthshire have produced a dossier they believe will stop the project. Firms behind the 14-turbine Saddle Hill windfarm, near Kilry, believe it would not have a substantial effect on protected species, but nature watchers say they Read more
By Iain Ramage Protesters in the north are warning windfarm operators that some schemes could be shut down for breaching noise limits. Highland activists are preparing to follow the lead of counterparts in England and Ireland who have collated extensive data they say proves that planning conditions have been flouted Read more
This recently published document provides good practice guidance for local authorities, developers, landowners, community representatives and other relevant stakeholders on public engagement for sub-20MW wind turbine proposals. It arises from Aileen Jackson’s Public Petition PW1469 that sought the Scottish Parliament’s support in urging the Scottish Government to increase the neighbour Read more
Wind farms must hold grid and planning as of today in order to qualify for the Renewables Obligation grace period beyond March 2016. http://renews.biz/90431/decc-grid-consent-needed-today/
Bute Community Council is to lend its support to efforts to block a proposed wind farm on the south Cowal hills, directly north of Rothesay Bay. http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/community-news/bute-community-council-to-oppose-cowal-turbine-plan-1-3806473
DAVID Cameron’s father-in-law is expected to rake in an extra £250,000 a year when a second subsidised wind farm on his country estate is completed next year – despite a Government crack down on new on-shore wind turbines. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/585863/Samantha-Cameron-father-250-000-wind-farm
A HUGELY controversial power line through the heart of Scotland has been exposed as a £600million “white elephant” due to the end of onshore wind turbine subsidies. http://www.express.co.uk/scotland/585897/600m-white-elephant-blight-landscape