By Iain Ramage A protest group has started a petition against what some have dubbed the “real Loch Ness Monsters” – the 500 turbines which could pepper the hills around the iconic waters. Fears that Scotland’s most famous views could soon be home to a multitude of big windfarms have Read more
David Ross It wasn’t in George Osborne’s Budget speech, but it was in one of the voluminous documents which accompanies the Chancellor’s star turn at the Dispatch Box. A small section numbered 1.217. It says: “The government will consult on reducing electricity distribution costs for consumers in the North of Read more
The cost of environmental levies to support projects such as wind farms, solar panels and biomass plants will rise from £3.1billion last year to £9.4billion by the end of the decade, according tothe Office for Budget Responsibility. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11483899/Green-levies-on-energy-bills-to-treble-by-2020-because-of-renewable-targets-official-figures-suggest.html
By Jane Candlish A campaign group fighting to protect a scenic glen south of Inverness have welcomed proposals to change the site of a proposed substation in the area. But Save Strathdearn say they still have concerns about the planned access route to the site near Tomatin. Earlier this Read more
Plans for a controversial wind turbine outside a Greenock factory have been refused, the Tele can reveal. Bosses at Texas Instruments wanted to build a 77.8 metre tall turbine over 250ft outside the company’s Larkfield Industrial Estate HQ. They said it would help to ‘significantly increase’ the Read more
Don’t panic… but be concerned’. That was the overall message from yesterday’s keynote Power Scotland Conference debate on the balance and security of Scotland’s energy supplies. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/power-conference-scotland-debate-on-energy-security-and-supply-dont-panic-yet/
The Conservative candidate fighting the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock seat in the General Electionon May 7 has welcomed an announcement designed to help communities deal with windfarm applications. http://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/conservative-candidate-backs-locals-on-windfarms-1-3720554
It has been announced that Dr Hans Joosten, Professor of Peatland Studies and Palaeoecology at the University of Greifswald, Germany, will be giving evidence in support of RSPB Scotland’s case against the proposal to build a huge windfarm at Strathy South in the Flow Country of Sutherland. Professor Joosten is Read more