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A CAMPAIGN group set up to save the Scottish wildcat has called for a forest in Aberdeenshire to receive official protection in a bid to protect a population of the critically endangered animals. Wildcat Haven claims a third of the entire Scottish wildcat population could be present in the Clashindarroch Read more
Painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut bird strikes at wind farms by up to 70%, a study suggests. Birds colliding with the structures has long been considered to be one of the main negative impacts of onshore wind farms, the authors observed. The RSPB welcomed the Read more
Wind of change I AGREE with George Dale’s letter (August 24), which argues that wind turbines are not green. I would like to add that they are also not reliable. From June 14 to 18 wind energy production across the UK and its offshore waters collapsed when, at times, solar Read more
A farming community tormented by wind turbine noise for years is celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision that declared it an unlawful nuisance. The community surrounding the Bald Hills wind farm, built by a Japanese developer, Mitsui and Co, have been tortured by incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound since Read more
THE executive director at Britain’s only UK facility for manufacturing onshore and offshore wind towers has called for talks with Scottish ministers as it emerged there are serious doubts about the South Korea-owned firm’s immediate future. Yun-Cheol Kim spoke out after hearing calls for CS Wind UK to quit the Read more
Scottish judges have found against crofting groups seeking to build their own community wind farms with a combined capacity of 105MW on crofting land in place of EDF and Wood’s proposed Stornoway wind farm on the Isle of Lewis. The Sandwickhill North Street; Melbost and Branahuie; Sandwick and Sandwick Eaststreet Read more
Letter in today’s Scotsman.
The 1.06GW Fosen complex in central Norway has installed its last turbine, but amid local protests and rock-bottom power prices it will probably be a cause of relief rather than celebration for developer Statkraft The last of the Vestas V117-3.45 turbines have been fitted at Geitfjellet in Sor-Trondelag – one Read more