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Aileen Jackson from Scotland Against Spin welcomed the refusal of the Faw Side proposal but said other communities were mobilising to protect their local area after Mark Ruskell said most people supported onshore wind.  Read on.  https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-green-msp-told-we-31811529?fbclid=IwAR15jFU4EiAQPS0o1aVDxdUUkNmdX2pp-Bb6jP23AcwvKK0bBasi9ZllXhI

National Planning Framework4 (NPF4) is now the planning yardstick against which all on shore windfarm (as well as other developments) applications will be judged . There are two key aims of NPF4, which carry increased and equal weight in terms of awarding consent. One is proposals which will ameliorate climate Read more

We had an early morning call from BBC Radio Scotland this morning wanting someone from SAS to talk about the decision on Faw Side and other wind farm developments with Mark Ruskell MSP of the Green party. Aileen volunteered. Obviously she disagreed with everything he said. The interview was at Read more

The type of monstrosity proposed at Faw Side is becoming commonplace, a recent example being the one from a London cabal of landowners and renewable energy carpetbaggers for the village we live in, Ardrishaiog, Argyll. Argyll, of course, is already saturated with wind farms and the council has put strict Read more

  It may be thought that excess capacity has no adverse impact but the figures for constraint payments to wind farm generators detailed below shows the adverse effects of excess capacity between 2013 and 2023. The table shows constraint payments between 2013 and 2023.These have increased every year except 2016 Read more

It is very striking that none of the Energy Press has reported the resounding and richly deserved refusal of the very poor quality application for 40 x 200m and 5 x 179.5m high wind turbines at Faw Side, in the Ewes Valley, north of Langholm. Even the site’s own website Read more

Campaigners battling to stop a Kirkcudbrightshire windfarm scheme have rejected a bid by the developer to bring them on board. Hands Off Our Hills were invited by RES to be part of its community liaison group (CLG) to help shape its Blair Hill Wind Farm proposal. The group’s co-ordinator Kenny Read more

Yorkshire Water says it is continuing its investment in renewable energy by agreeing to purchase electricity generated by the new Strathrory wind farm near Ardross and Alness, in the Scottish Highlands. Currently in construction, the new wind farm will consist of seven turbines, which will be generating about 100,000 MWh Read more