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SEVENTEEN turbines up to 200m tall could be erected in the Lammermuir Hills near Gifford. Proposals for Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub have been lodged with the Scottish Government’s Energy Consent Unit (ECU). Belltown Power UK says that the project would have a generation capacity of up to 136MW of Read more
The Scottish Government received £13,297,204.48 in rental income from wind farms and single turbines in 2022-2023. This includes income through Forestry and Land Scotland, and the Scottish Ministers’ Crofting Estates.
Plans to build 21-metre high buildings to handle offshore energy in rural East Lothian have been approved by councillors despite concerns over a lack of a masterplan for the area from local communities. The proposals by SSE Renewables could see one of the world’s biggest windfarms bring energy onto land Read more
Oil and gas firms have underlined the potential of the North Sea as experts highlighted the challenges that stand in the way of the development of the offshore renewable energy industry and related supply chain. A survey found industry leaders have serious doubts about the ability of UK firms to Read more
The Scottish Government is “jeopardising the future of all who live here” by slashing environmental budgets, a former quango boss has warned. Professor James Curran, who was previously chief executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), called for a change of approach from ministers. He said Sepa and NatureScot Read more
Concerns have been raised that Scotland has been left “painfully isolated” after three-quarters of the global economy backed new nuclear power but SNP ministers continue to turn away from the technology. At COP28 in Dubai, the US, UK and other leading economies have endorsed a goal to triple nuclear power Read more
SAS is very sad to have been told of the premature death of Mark Steele, a practicing landscape architect, who often appeared at public inquiries on the side of individuals and communities whose family lives and occupations were put at risk by the growth of turbine numbers across Scotland. Mark Read more
It’s demographics The sheer absurdity of Patrick Harvie‘s proposal to enforce heat pump usage in Scotland may be due to the fact that he and so many others in the higher echelons of the SNP and Greens have lived all of their lives in cities and have no idea Read more