News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
THE COMPANY behind the 103-turbine Viking Energy wind farm is preparing to move into full commercial operation in the coming weeks. In an update published this morning (Wednesday) SSE plc said its two subsidiaries SSE Renewables and SSEN Transmission had spent a total of £125 million in the local economy. Read more
Most of us believe that producing hydrogen from water by electrolysis and in particular using ‘excess electricity’ from windfarms that would otherwise get constraint payments to turn off, could only be a good thing. That’s of course if you ignore the insane amounts of clean potable (or public) water that’s Read more
THE expansion of offshore North Sea wind farms “should be paused” after whale strandings in Scotland doubled over the last decade, it has been claimed. Campaigners warn huge turbines place ecosystems under “imminent threat” amid the SNP Government’s drive to slash carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2030. Data Read more
You may remember that the Scottish Government published Investing in Planning – a consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system which responds to current resourcing challenges in planning. As requested in our Petition to the Scottish Parliament, (Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore wind farms) it Read more
We know many of our members are just about to take part in an Inquiry for the first time. We hope these are helpful. Planning Appeals and Other Cases: Guidance on Taking Part, prepared by the Scottish Government. This is available as a Word document through a link from this Read more
A businessman destroyed a bed of wildflowers with power tools after rowing with neighbours who installed the community planter outside his house. Mike Hodgson, 54, a wind turbine company director, is accused of pulling out the colourful flowers less than 24 hours after the raised bed had been planted by Read more
West Dunbartonshire Council has objected to plans for a windfarm in Alexandria – with the visual impact on Dumbarton Castle considered a major concern. The plans, if approved, would see up to 10 turbines of up to 250m in height built on land at Auchenreoch Muir by Glasgow https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/council-objects-vale-leven-windfarm-33467172?fbclid=IwY2xjawEq1lpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeiBR9IcRk91sFjzHnxCHOPcjJFDiSx531U-TX8Vl6ioDBQnDxb-vfMUkw_aem_k6adOjN-eyikisdXNSfd_w
Developers of a floating windfarm have announced plans for a public engagement session to reveal details of their plans. ESB wants to build Stoura – a 500MW floating offshore windfarm around 40km east of Skerrries – by the mid 2030s. https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2024/08/13/public-event-to-reveal-details-of-500mw-floating-windfarm?fbclid=IwY2xjawEpqGBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHauToolLn7GdYrpzxsGATCrVM3QCeyuIQrIj78JXTjp_cm8FwaKASHatpA_aem_kMaQh7NX4p37FV1Me0YtAQ