News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
As SSEN roll out their horrific concrete and steel road show, from north to south and east to west, shell-shocked communities right across the Highlands are left reeling from the devastation SSEN want to unleash upon them with super size pylon lines and massive substations of 60+ acres. For some Read more
Moray Council is calling for an urgent inquiry into the sell-off of offshore wind rights. Elgin North councillor Sandy Keith tabled a motion seeking action at a meeting this week. He believes the Scotwind auction in 2022 undersold areas for offshore wind projects because there was a maximum limit. That Read more
Aviation concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a wind farm bid in southern Scotland. The Rowancraig scheme would see seven turbines built near Kirkconnel in Dumfries and Galloway. However, that could have an operational impact on Glasgow Prestwick Airport about 30 miles away. National Air Traffic Services Read more
Aileen and Rachel attended the DPEA Stakeholders’ Forum yesterday on behalf of SAS. There is a lot to write up and it will take some time but at the moment we thought we would share this wind farm map with you which Dr Chris Ford has been working on. What Read more
FIVE-HUNDRED and seven million pounds. That’s how much was added onto British energy bills in 2021 alone because of fees the National Grid has to pay wind farms to shut down. That money – an increase on the £299m which was spent in 2020 for the same reason – was Read more
A bid to install two 150m high wind turbines less than a mile outside Dundonald has split opinion in the village. The matter was raised at Dundonald Community Council last week, with one resident making an impassioned speech arguing that South Ayrshire Council will be considering a plan that delivers Read more
Electric dreams Isn’t it time we had a reality check over net zero? Data from Imperial College London shows that removing all hydrocarbons from UK energy supply by 2050, as Theresa May’s government enshrined in law with no debate, will require a 400 per cent increase in peak electricity Read more
National Grid has reported a jump in annual profits to almost £4.6bn amid growing concern that it is not connecting renewable energy projects fast enough to meet the UK’s climate targets. The FTSE 100 monopoly said its underlying operating profits climbed by 15% to £4.58bn for the financial year ending Read more