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Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle said local communities “cannot count on government to support their interests over developers” as he spoke about the peat slippage at the Meenbog wind farm site. The deputy has called for it to be a requirement of developers to pay for independent environmental assessments Read more
SHETLAND Islands Council’s natural heritage officer believes the loss of peatland associated with the creation of a wind farm in Yell would be “contrary to current Scottish Government planning policy”. It is the latest show of concern over the location of the proposed 23-turbine Energy Isles wind farm. The Scottish Read more
Dumfries and Galloway Council is to raise objections with Scottish Ministers over a controversial windfarm proposal. And that could lead to a public inquiry into Community Windpower Limited’s Sanquhar II plans for 44 turbines on the 2,728 hectares of land in Upper Nithsdale. Formal objections have already been sent to Read more
RENEWABLE energy heavyweight Vattenfall has said Scotland leads the way in the UK in terms of its attractiveness to windfarm developers as it announced plans for a big project in Argyllshire. Vattenfall proposes to build a windfarm featuring around 26 turbines five miles south of Oban that it reckons would Read more
One of Perth’s biggest employers has had plans for a £3 million wind turbine toppled by Scottish Ministers, just days after bosses unveiled a groundbreaking solar energy station in their car park. Financial services giant Aviva launched its sun-powered carport earlier this week as part of an ambitious bid to Read more
Vattenfall has unveiled proposals for a new 26-turbine wind farm at Musdale, south east of Oban in Scotland. Scoping documents have been filed with the Scottish government outlining up-to-200-metre hardware for the up-to-156MW project. Local consultation on the plans will start from 8 December and last for two months, including Read more
SCOTTISH Hydroelectric owner SSE has said it can play a key part in the green recovery and defended the support it has provided for the supply chain after coming under fire from the Scottish Government. “I’m certain that nobody has done more than us to bring supply chain into Scotland Read more
The last DPEA Stakeholders’ Meeting took place remotely on 31 July 2020 with SAS being represented by Aileen Jackson and Rachel Connor. https://scotlandagainstspin.org/2020/07/dpea-stakeholders-meeting-31-july-2020-agenda/ Rachel requested that DPEA issue improved guidance to explain the appeal process and Aileen asked that help be provided for remote communities with inadequate broadband who are Read more