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INTERNATIONAL giants have underlined their interest in the offshore wind power generation market in Scotland ahead of a key licensing round. French oil and gas major TotalEnergies said it has linked up with Australian investment bank Macquarie to bid for acreage in the forthcoming ScotWind round. The firms expect to Read more
The Editor The Press and Journal 9/6/21 Dear Sir, Just when we thought the environmental damage couldn’t get any worse, the Scottish Government approves yet another hairbrained scheme to ‘Save the Planet’. (Loch Ness hydro scheme, Press and Journal, 8th June). It demonstrates perfectly how utterly useless hundreds Read more
Are they trying to impress us? Exploring the wind energy industry in the UK, including energy generation, turnover and employment. Includes data from the Office for National Statistics and other official sources. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/articles/windenergyintheuk/june2021
Plans for a 14-turbine wind farm at Heathland Forest near Forth are set to go before the Scottish Government. South Lanarkshire Council’s (SLC) planning committee agreed not to object to the proposals on Tuesday, June 8. Once complete, the wind farm – 1.5km north east of Forth – would be Read more
Now it’s your turn to have a say! We have received further information from the Scottish Parliament concerning the Petition which we submitted at the end of March. Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for Read more
Britain’s wild and beautiful spots are havens for nature and draw visitors from around the world. But they also tend to be windy – and keeping them turbine-free might mean missing energy targets, new research has found. A study from Aberdeen University and Warwick Business School found that scenic sights Read more
Last week (June 1) I wrote a letter to the Herald about wind turbines, wildlife and cycling. A friend remarked that I got a doing. However I prefer the impact of turbines to that of more industrial processes. Having played as a child on the red bings of High Blantyre Read more
A major wind farm could be utilised as a tourist attraction in the far north, a Highland councillor has said. Kirsteen Currie envisages the Strathy South development in Sutherland as a “Whitelee of the North”, a reference to the UK’s largest onshore windfarm near Glasgow. The 39-turbine project was approved Read more