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Plans for a new offshore wind farm in the Solway have been revealed. Robin Rigg photo Alongside the Robin Rigg turbines stands a substation The Scottish Government has launched a consultation as it aims for the country to receive all its electricity from renewables by 2050. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/1.1084256
Western Isles SNP MSP, Alasdair Allan, has recently contacted the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond MP, following a meeting with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar regarding the approach which the MOD takes to the planning process when it comes to applications for community wind turbines. http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/msp-contacts-defence-secretary-over-wind-turbine-objections-1-3091920
Scott Wright Group business correspondent THE company behind the planned Rumbletonrig wind farm two kilometres off the Berwickshire coast has entered into an agreement to help tackle youth unemployment in the area. TCI Renewables is to fund Borders College, Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Small Businesses and Read more
Scotland’s “Routemap” for Renewable Energy has been described as the most ambitious in the European Union. That’s unfortunate, because the EU Commission now looks set for an eventual U-turn on this catastrophic policy. European president Herman Van Rompuy reflects growing panic, calling for the EU to slash energy costs. Compared Read more
By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent Wind farms may be killing legally protected bats by causing internal organs to “explode”, according to wildlife experts. The Bat Conservation Trust says it has evidence that pressure caused by turbine blades causes the animals’ lungs to “pop”, causing immediate death. Bats are a protected Read more
A local councillor is fighting a plan to site a 56 metre high wind turbine at Blackcastle Hill in the Innerwick area near Dunbar. The Dunbar Community Development Company has appealed to Scottish Ministers against East Lothian Council’s decision to refuse consent for the structure on Blackcastle Hill. The 500kW Read more
By Richard Watt A controversial windfarm plan has been unveiled for the “idyllic and unspoilt” glens on the Perthshire/Angus border. Wind Prospect Developments Ltd has published plans for the 22-turbine Saddle Hill windfarm two miles northwest of Kilry. Its 22 turbines, measuring up to 25 metres in height, could provide Read more
Six more wind turbines will be visible from Girvan harbour and prom. http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/ayr-news/2013/09/13/102545-33830969/