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Please note that the online carbon calculator hosted by SEPA is no longer in use. The Scottish Government and the UK Government’s Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are procuring development for a new tool which is anticipated to be available in 2028. The Energy Consents Unit can provide Read more
A high performing planning and consenting system that enables the sustainable use of land, attracts investment and drives economic growth is central to the aspirations of the Scottish Government. To deliver those aspirations we want to tell you about some changes we are making to the structure of the Energy Read more
A seabird compensation proposal by the developer of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm has been criticised as undermining “confidence in the plans” and setting “a dangerous precedent for future developments”. The Scottish Seabird Centre has written to the Marine Directorate objecting to what it describes as the ‘salami-slicing’ of the Read more
Locals vow to protect “one of Scotland’s most treasured unspoilt landscapes” from 200m-high turbines Keep Kinlochbervie Special is seeking to halt the proposed site beside the A838 section of the North Coast 500 tourist route close to the Sutherland village, which it described as “one of Scotland’s most treasured unspoilt Read more
Mark Hodgson, our team member being “quick off the mark” with his take on the new Guidance for the Assessment and Rating of wind turbine noise https://cliscep.com/2026/06/21/turning-a-deaf-ear/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSlIz1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepaDcnfU3A042oMzi47hoCo2noTdDyKKfQMmuzKujpldEkUc5t0hMg7X67Vo_aem_0o0soD88iFOPKL8e0HmUnA
Asbestos has been discovered in at least 1,000 wind turbines across Britain following the import of components from China, it has been revealed. https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/06/asbestos-found-in-china-sourced-wind-turbine-parts/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSki1NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeksVl8IDWUfyHUFMSrQ3BQ5l3_O31Z8A0y3-9jiIds5V96jVbqp2cmjd6QaM_aem_i7_KC0w9gLdah3EYY-mE9w
For those of you who have been trawling through the new Guidance on the Assessment and Rating of Wind Turbine Noise, can I suggest you read it alongside the Draft which was published in July 2025 and note the differences. For example: DRAFT 1.2 The technical guidance has been prepared Read more
This Assessment and Rating of Wind Turbine Noise report provides technical guidance for assessing and controlling operational noise from wind turbines in the planning context. It replaces the 1996 ETSU-R-97 document. It provides guidelines for the control of wind turbine noise, such that wind farm neighbours receive a reasonable degree Read more