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E Power Limited will apply for planning permission to build the 15-turbine wind farm at Ditcher Law, 8km from Lauder. If built, the turbines will stand at a maximum height of 220 metres – more than twice the height of Big Ben. Richard Curtin said: “My family and I live Read more
ECU00002177 The Applicant proposes to construct and operate a wind farm located on land approximately 8 km southeast of Dufftown, Moray in Scotland. The Site straddles the council boundaries of Aberdeenshire and Moray. The proposed wind farm would be known as Craig Watch Wind Farm and would have an installed Read more
Advances in wind turbine design and technology expose the turbine to additional risk of catastrophic fires, which, if not managed, could lead to higher insurance premiums for owners and operators. This is the warning from automatic fire suppression systems supplier, Firetrace, which says that as wind turbines have increased in Read more
Letter in today’s Scotsman.
The new director of Hunterston PARC says the site is looking to be at the forefront of offshore wind energy in Scotland to help the country reach its green targets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed £160 million to upgrade ports and factories for building offshore wind turbines, saying the Read more
On a clear day, construction work on the giant Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm can be seen from the coast of Fife but none of the 54 turbines will now be built in the desolate BiFab yards less than 10 miles away. Ten years after Alex Salmond predicted Scotland Read more
Plans have been unveiled for a £300 million onshore wind farm big enough to power a city the size of Dundee. The wind farm in South Lanarkshire would be the UK’s third largest by electricity generated. Proposed by Banks Renewables at Bodinglee – either side of the M74 between Douglas Read more
Huge wind turbines are set to be erected in the Three Towns area despite objections. Councillors approved a change in height of the turbines at a council local review body meeting last week. The three wind turbines will be placed at Sorbie Dairy Farm, which is about three miles from Read more