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.
Rachel has provided a short summary for us explaining what happened over the last two days at her Tribunal Hearing. First Tier Information Tribunal Hearing Rachel Connor vs. The Information Commissioner, Low Carbon Contracts Company and Sneddon Law Community Wind Company Ltd (CWP Holdings Ltd)- aka David vs. three Goliath Read more
A quick update from the Noise Conference Organisers below. Aileen Jackson https://scotlandagainstspin.org/…/successful-noise…/ and Rosemary Milne https://scotlandagainstspin.org/…/stuartfield-couple…/ will be representing SAS at this year’s conference and talking about the problems associated with living near noisy turbines. What’s new in wind turbine noise This year we have a lot of new material. Read more
Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm from funds managed by the infrastructure team of the international business of Federated Hermes for a consideration of £48.1m (€56m). Braes of Doune is located in Stirlingshire, Scotland and comprises 36 Vestas V80 2MW Read more
Developers of the Lairg 2 windfarm, a start on which has yet to be made, are seeking to increase the height of its turbines yet again. EnergyFarm UK was given consent at a meeting of the North Planning Applications Committee in June 2019 to erect seven turbines measuring 180 metres Read more
A new wind farm on the Dava Moor could lead to a whopping £19 million being given to local community projects over the course of its lifetime. However, the cash windfall promised by developers has been described as “bribery” by a seasoned anti-wind farm campaigner. The site for the proposed Read more
A council is being advised to oppose plans for a 45-turbine wind farm straddling the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. The plans by Community Windpower would see about 200 people employed during construction, with the scheme projected to provide energy for 325,000 homes. A final decision on the Faw Side Read more
Around 1,600 trees a day are being cut down to make way for ever-increasing numbers of wind turbines. Five wind farms alone have resulted in millions of trees being axed – flying in the face of a Scottish Government commitment to plant 25,000 acres of trees every year to help Read more
New turbines even more intrusive ERG waxes lyrical about the repowering of wind farms (“Net zero on the horizon”, The Herald, February 18), a process by which the turbines are dismantled and replaced with technologically-advanced new turbines. It is true that turbine numbers may be reduced by half using this Read more