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Planners say butcher Simon Howie should be allowed to erect a 104-metre wind turbine next to his Dunning headquarters. It comes after Perth and Kinross Council received 79 objections to the plans. Neighbours complained about the potential for noise and other disturbance if the structure is built at Findony Farm. Read more
A windfarm on the land owned by a disgraced former City financier and conservative party donor has been slapped with a fine for overcharging customers. Energy watchdog Ofgem today said that it has served the electricity generator at Dorenell Windfarm in Scotland with a £5.53m fine for “a breach of Read more
A conservation group has announced it is appealing against a court ruling that failed to halt plans for a new wind farm in Aberdeenshire. Wildcat Haven challenged the Scottish government’s decision to approve Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch II project at a judicial review in January. The group argued that Scottish ministers failed Read more
They accounted for more than one-quarter of all Scottish wind farms receiving ‘constraint’ payments for zero energy output, new figures show. According to the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF), a lion’s share of such payments to UK wind energy suppliers found its way north of the border last year. Of the Read more
Good article in the P&J, Energy Voice and Courier this morning with SAS getting a mention. Static wind turbines in the Highlands cost consumers nearly £68 million in 2023. They accounted for more than one-quarter of all Scottish wind farms receiving “constraint” payments for zero energy output, new figures show. Read more
PETITION UPDATE The last Hearing of our Petition to the Scottish Parliament was held on 21 February. You may remember that it recommended that decisions on planning applications for all onshore wind farms, irrespective of size, should be made locally rather than by Scottish Ministers. During the Hearing, we received Read more
In today’s Scotsman
Gas and air It was unfortunate that, in his reply to Clark Cross, Dr Stephen Moreton (Letters, 29 February) used incorrect data to make two incorrect claims that “renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels for electricity generation”. The first problem is the refusal by Greens supporters to recognise that, Read more