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Minutes of meeting attached below. Stakeholder Meeting – Note of Meeting – 09 Nov 2023
COUNCIL bosses say they’re confident that safety concerns around battery energy storage sites planned for East Ayrshire can be adequately addressed. A cluster of applications has been submitted for the sites between Coylton and Ochiltree, while four more are proposed for Kilmarnock. And while the facilities, known as BESS for Read more
A fresh scheme to monitor wind farm expansion in the Scottish Borders has been formed. Borders Wind Farm Watch aims to provide easy-to-access information and insights, as well as highlight issues such as landscape and visual impact, turbine size, energy needs, noise pollution and community benefit. Scottish Borders Council data Read more
The First Minister and his Deputy were rebuked by Full Fact for once again claiming that more than 100% of Scotland’s electricity needs come from renewable sources which is incorrect without context. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-kate-forbes-rebuked-32976721?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR24CW5LJbq_mAmv_CnVXBtm7JmeM6R1Q_asig0YumIP2Zv4gNSGf7CHAcw_aem_AYW7hxbeujjnkNntFSUQyiRY-Jkcty76_KY9VEoCOtx4ugSPDDvLAjQp_oV-0NprBh16LRxzkyBEq_LPbJjIOCtr
The UK will not meet its 2030 offshore wind capacity target until 2048 if the current “slow pace” of wind farm manufacturing and installation persists, a new report has warned. https://www.businessgreen.com/…/study-uk-track…
Enough is enough Longtime readers of The Scotsman will have read my letters over the years bewailing the fact there have been no wind farms built in England since 2012 when power was given back to the councils, compared to the ongoing saturation here in Scotland. A government website Read more
The ruination of rural Scotland Due to the roadworks on the M74 I today used the once delightful quiet country Carlisle Road from Blackwood to Larkhall. Imagine my disappointment to find that hundreds of wind turbines could be seen on either side of the road, not only nearby bur also Read more
The Guardian has been forced to withdraw an advertorial, paid for by National Grid, that purported to debunk ‘myths’ about clean energy. Andrew Montford, Director of Net Zero Watch said, David Turver is to be congratulated. Journalists are going to have to start telling the truth about the cost of Read more