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.
The Scottish net zero target is five years ahead of the rest of the UK (and much of the world), but experts told The Scotsman’s Sustainable Scotland podcast it can be done – but it won’t be easy. “Scotland can do it, it must do it. But experience to date Read more
Sir, — I hope to make it clear that we in Scotland have been brainwashed by the Sturgeon SNP-Greens over windfarms polluting the natural beauty of the Highlands. Objections from locals mean nothing, as Scottish Government overrule any decision taken by local authorities and locals. This is a travesty. Read more
As you probably all know, SAS is a member of the DPEA Stkeholders’ Forum. They are asking for our views on virtual meetings; what has worked well, what has worked less well and how you would like to see this service developing in the future. Comments should cover pre-examination meetings, Read more
THE misinformed comparison of the costs of nuclear and wind power has rumbled into a second week (Letters, February 28). If wind power is so cheap, why does it need such vast subsidies? Extensive research on the real financial performance of offshore wind has been carried out by Professor Read more
Work is under way to explore the potential to create a new wind farm on moorland in the Lammermuir Hills in Berwickshire. Surveys and assessments, to be undertaken during 2022, will examine the potential to develop a wind farm capable of generating up to 100 megawatts (MW) of green energy, Read more
A new 26 turbine wind farm near Loch Awe is winding its way through Argyll and Bute Council’s planning process. The Car Diubh Wind Farm between Dalavich and Inveraray, composed of 26 wind turbines, each reaching 200 metres from blade to tip, is the subject of an environmental impact assessment Read more
Report warns that ministers have no clear plan on how to pay for ambitious green energy targets amid growing cost-of-living crisis ByOlivia Rudgard, ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT 2 March 2022 • 6:00am Boris Johnson’s government set out a target of reaching net zero by 2050, but a report warns that the Read more
Kellas Wind Farm – Pre Application Moray Council The Kellas Wind Farm comprising approximately ten wind turbine generators with blade tips up to 200m and an installed capacity of around 60MW. https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00003441