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Mark Hodgson, our team member being “quick off the mark” with his take on the new Guidance for the Assessment and Rating of wind turbine noise https://cliscep.com/2026/06/21/turning-a-deaf-ear/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSlIz1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepaDcnfU3A042oMzi47hoCo2noTdDyKKfQMmuzKujpldEkUc5t0hMg7X67Vo_aem_0o0soD88iFOPKL8e0HmUnA
Asbestos has been discovered in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain following the import of components from China, it has been revealed. https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/06/asbestos-found-in-china-sourced-wind-turbine-parts/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSki1NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeksVl8IDWUfyHUFMSrQ3BQ5l3_O31Z8A0y3-9jiIds5V96jVbqp2cmjd6QaM_aem_i7_KC0w9gLdah3EYY-mE9w
For those of you who have been trawling through the new Guidance on the Assessment and Rating of Wind Turbine Noise, can I suggest you read it alongside the Draft which was published in July 2025 and note the differences. For example: DRAFT 1.2 The technical guidance has been prepared Read more
This Assessment and Rating of Wind Turbine Noise report provides technical guidance for assessing and controlling operational noise from wind turbines in the planning context. It replaces the 1996 ETSU-R-97 document. It provides guidelines for the control of wind turbine noise, such that wind farm neighbours receive a reasonable degree Read more
Plans for a controversial wind farm in the Scottish Borders look set to be blocked, after the local council challenged a Scottish government decision in the courts. The government’s energy consents unit (ECU) granted planning permission for eight turbines up to 200m (656ft) tall at Ditcher Law near Lauder in Read more
British taxpayers are subsidising the energy bills of French households with the payments expected to surge under Sir Keir Starmer’s EU reset deal, suppliers have warned. France can buy cheap wind power from the UK, which is subsidised by British taxpayers, because of “wasteful” rules that allow energy suppliers to Read more
British households could be locked into some of the highest electricity prices in the world if Ed Miliband does not pause the development of offshore wind farms, a cost-of-living campaigner has warned. Will Hodson, a consumer champion, has called on Miliband to halt his drive to more than double offshore Read more
Residents of Iona are opposing a 91-turbine offshore windfarm proposed for the sea near Staffa and Iona, saying that the site is “top-tier sensitivity” and a “national strategic test case”, which will impact how West Coast seascapes are developed. “If this wind farm is consented,” said the convener of the Read more