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Scotland risks “squandering” profits from its offshore wind farms as the majority are being built by foreign investors, the SNP Government has been warned. An industry report found just four of the 29 parent companies involved in ScotWind are headquartered in the UK, which own less than a quarter of Read more

1. Get Organised Early • Form a core group with a clear purpose. • Decide on structure (informal group, incorporate or (exceptionally) registered charity if your group has a charitable purpose). • Open a bank account (it takes ages) • Appoint a Chair to guide decisions and keep focus. 2. Read more

The owner of a hotel situated on a turbine delivery route on the north coast has said they had no option but to allow tree felling to go ahead on their land. SSE, which is constructing the Strathy South wind farm in Sutherland, plans to use the A836 to transport Read more

We received this email from DPEA yesterday. It will be of interest to anyone preparing to take part in Inquiries. There are a lot of changes to document submission and listings as well as an expected Inquiry time table that folk might not be aware of. “As you will be Read more

Opposition to an intrusive Perthshire windfarm scheme was this week described as overwhelming as objections reached 300-plus. Campaign group Save Glen Lednock pointed to 316 objections to the plan to site 19 turbines, some as high as 200m – or three times the height of the Wallace Monument – on Read more

A major community group and a renewable energy supplier have reached agreement over a proposed wind farm development in Moray. Gallileo Empower have submitted proposals for 477MW Dorenell wind farm extension project, along with a complementary battery storage facility, incorporating 67 turbines, each between 149.9m and 250m in height, on Read more

Nearly 30 protected trees are due to be chopped down in Caithness to allow new wind turbines to be transported. SSE used compulsory purchase orders to buy approximately 1336 square metres of woodland at Forss, along with other land along the route between Scrabster Harbour and the wind farm site, Read more