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Communities will have a much greater say over wind turbine proposals and siting when early consultation between local people and developers becomes compulsory. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wind-turbine-proposals-to-be-seen-by-communities-first
Currently only developers of the biggest wind farms have to discuss the implications of their projects with local people But new rules from the department of Communities Secretary Eric Pickles will mean smaller developments will have to go through similar process Officials said smaller developments of two or three turbines Read more
GREENCOAT UK Wind has announced plans to raise £135 million through a share placing to help it continue building its portfolio. The fund, which has a 50% stake in the 72-megawatt Braes of Doune wind farm near Stirling, as well as owning the 6MW Carcant site in the Scottish Borders, Read more
David Ross Finally we may be nearing the end of the Pairc saga, and consequently the prospect of the first hostile community buyout is fading. But this rather long chapter in the story of land ownership in Scotland has raised more questions about the effectiveness of the land reform legislation, Read more
by Edwin Lawrence, More than 3000 letters of objection were this week officially lodged against one of five proposed windfarms around Straiton. And Save Straiton for Scotland chairman Bill Steven personally delivered the objections to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit in Glasgow. The SSfS website this week proclaims: “Let’s Read more
Friday 15 November 2013 An application for an offshore windfarm within view of Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort was mishandled by Government officials, his legal team has claimed. Gordon Steele QC suggested, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, that if the windfarm project was not a “guinea pig” then Read more
Stirling is to play host to Scotland’s first national conference exploring the cost of wind energy. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/stirling-conference-to-hear-wind-power-arguments-1.153795
Plans to create a major wind farm off the east coast of Scotland will boost electricity generation capacity within East Lothian. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-news/cockenzie-s-powerful-case-boosted-by-offshore-wind-1-3188295