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A SUBSTATION at the centre of a £1.6 billion project to create an underwater “super highway” to bring offshore energy into the UK network has been hit with a delay after plans had to be withdrawn. SP Energy wants to create new facilities in East Lothian as part of the project which will Read more
Do they really think we are buttoned up the back? Instead of differentiating between on and offshore wind farms, or people who live in rural or urban environments,they deliberately muddy the waters to get the answer they want. New wind farms are backed by the majority of Conservative members, according Read more
The Scottish Government has been caught up in another secrecy scandal as they were blasted for redacting key responses to their wind farms consultation. The document was an analysis of all the contributions that had been made to the consultation as the SNP look to refresh their wind farm policy. Read more
Scottish Borders Up to 7 wind turbines up to 200 m to tip height, ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage, and all other associated infrastructure. Combined total installed capacity of up to 100 MW with up to an additional 60 MW of battery storage. https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00004571
The SNP plans to double Scotland’s onshore wind capacity, ignoring the damage to rural areas already being “saturated” with turbines, communities and planners have warned ministers. Respondents to the Scottish Government consultation on the proposal criticized the “lack of mention of adverse impacts” on the countryside, including “visual, landscape, cultural Read more
Dear Sir, It was most interesting to see renowned independent scientist, and deep thinker, James Lovelock pictured in the letters page of Saturday’s P&J, 23rd July. He was quick to realise that windfarms do not address the problems of global warming, stating – “Windfarms won’t cut it at all”. When Read more
Would we expect anything else? We have complained and asked for their reasons for redaction. All responses can be found https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/onshore-wind-policy-statement-refresh-2021/consultation/published_select_respondent?_b_index=60 Our unredacted response is available here https://scotlandagainstspin.org/2022/01/sas-submission-to-the-scottish-governments-onshore-wind-policy-statement/?fbclid=IwAR2cQhKfmSLTF8kWR-vjLsHTiiMaGdq47Pf7CeIveYMw8p-W_L-axkYv93E Thanks go to all our members who responded individually.
THE building blocks for an immense renewable energy project off Scotland stand on the quayside, waiting like impatient giants. The windfarm destination is located 27km off the coast of Angus on Scotland’s east coast. When complete, each structure will be 280m tall, almost as high as the Shard building, the Read more