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Objectors to a controversial Sutherland wind farm have sent a strong message to Highland councillors in advance of a special planning meeting next week. Campaign group No Ring of Steel (NORoS) has released striking images of a protest meeting held against the proposed Meall Buidhe wind farm as well as Read more
Why was seabed price capped? DOES anyone actually know why the SNP administration placed a cap on the bidding price for the seabed rights involved in the ScotWind sale? These rights were sold at auction, and in England and Wales the average auction price was £361,000 per square kilometre, making Read more
Planners are recommending that no objections should be made to proposals to expand two wind farms on the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s doorstep but with one major caveat. They have said if the Lethen wind farm gets the go-ahead at Dava Moor then the expansion of Tom nan Clach should Read more
The Business Secretary has insisted that new onshore wind farms should be subject to “local consent”, arguing the infrastructure cannot be imposed “top down” because “we’re not in China”. He also said people can use their own “common sense” when it comes to conserving energy, saying it is not his Read more
Boris Johnson is demanding the offshore wind industry slashes the time it takes to build a wind farm in the UK. And it appears to be a point of particular irritation for the Prime Minister, having caused him to the bang the table “in frustration” during a recent meeting. Sarah Read more
Fears for birds as more wind farms at sea get go-ahead – Sunday Post They are being hailed as the future of green energy, offering clean electricity for millions of Scots. Seventeen new offshore wind farms are set to be built after an auction of seabed plots off the Scottish Read more
A wind farm could be built on land near Fort Augustus if the plans get approval when they are submitted to Highland Council. The proposed site is 6km south east of Newtown Invergarry, on the Culachy Estate. Fred Olsen Renewables is hoping to build the Culachy Wind Farm of up Read more
We’ve just been informed that the SAS petition will be heard by the Petitions Committee again on 29 June. The Clerks tell us that the Scottish Government will liaise with the UK Government directly over the issue of whether or not they would be willing to amend the Electricity Act Read more