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Turbines are worse than useless FURTHER to recent letters on the unreliability of wind-generated electricity (May 31 and June 1, 2 & 3), following its plaudits by the policy director of Scottish Renewables, Morag Watson, a point seemingly overlooked is their drain of power when they are static. Thus, they Read more
South Africa’s Verreaux’s eagles have a problem. The very landscapes they favour, where the air currents along vast ridges carry them as they soar, are prime locations for wind farm developers – who want to make use of exactly the same resource. “At least 24 carcasses have been picked up Read more
Germany could be forced to import energy from Britain within years, according to new research, as the UK’s shift to green power takes off. Energy generated from offshore wind farms could soon be exported to continental Europe as energy prices are forecast to rise, especially in Germany, according to S&P Read more
Herald letters today MAY I add one small addition to the informed letters from Messrs Lindsay, Moore, Baird and Parkin (Letters, June 1)? Perhaps when Mr McDougall is admiring Whitelee from his bicycle he might like to consider that to date this wind farm has been paid more than £143 Read more
Revised plans for a wind farm which was previously rejected amid concerns over its impact on a popular walking route have been approved. Energiekontor had an 11-turbine project at Cornharrow near Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway refused in 2019. A Scottish government reporter raised concerns about its effect on “enjoyment Read more
Residents in a remote part of the Highlands are throwing their weight behind a proposal to extend a controversial wind farm. People living in Strathy, Bettyhill and Melvich have sent pictures of themselves with placards giving their reasons for backing the development ahead of a planning meeting next week. SSE’s Read more
Planning appeal reference: PPA-170-2145 Site address:Cornharrow, St John’s Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas, DG3 4JD Appeal by Energiekontor UK Ltd against the decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council Application for planning permission 20/0159/FUL dated 19 February 2020 deemed to have been refused by the council due to the failure to Read more
AS she is paid to do, Morag Watson, director of policy for Scottish Renewables in her predictable criticism (Letters, May 31) of Struan Stevenson’s earlier challenging article (“March of the wind farms is destroying Scotland’s beauty – but we can stop it”, The Herald, May 27) praises the benefits of Read more