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Plans for a significant new wind farm project near Campbeltown, featuring 29 turbines, have been lodged with Argyll and Bute Council. A section 36 application has been submitted by the Scottish Government for the development of the Cnoc Buidhe wind energy hub, which is situated roughly 10km northwest of the Read more
One of Britain’s largest wind farms is facing an investigation into claims it overcharged customers to switch off its turbines Regulator Ofgem has launched an inquiry into the owner of Moray East, a wind farm with 100 turbines off Scotland’s east coast. Concerns have been raised over Ocean Winds potentially Read more
IT really is now time for the Prime Minister to put Ed Miliband out to grass. Mr Miliband seems perfectly comfortable with the UK having exceptionally high energy costs with his zealous drive to net zero. He tweeted how delighted he was that he had “sent a clear message to Read more
PLANS to replace 25 wind turbines in the Lammermuirs with 10 taller ones which could be more than twice the height of Big Ben have been shared with the public. The proposals to repower Crystal Rig I Wind Farm, south of Dunbar, were presented at exhibitions in Innerwick and Longformacus. Read more
An investigation using Gemini AI into the potential harms from the Zero Waste Scotland report produced for the purpose of understanding the types and quantities of materials needed for construction of, and generated by the decommissioning of, energy infrastructure during Scotland’s transition to Net Zero by 2045. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14D4OP0FR37T3rzWzUWGsx-ImlBSXOqm_/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqONtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHu4Ph34KvUsm5ApKNKe9reaxQNBOZ41C4enRnv2Fo9cxznmW6qBSOp13Qe4Z_aem_DkrNjaHRUL3MVJ1_qxh7VQ
WHAT was promoted as the UK’s “most productive onshore wind farm” is turning out to be one of the country’s most poorly performing. https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/04/14/viking-energys-power-output-drops/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJpw4dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl39UwUudDCOAO_dY-zb04EgwDofHHKTTvOYQeggg6s8DyGz_UPuUFdLj9Yt_aem_Ma4NMvM82KmrbsAzGuWK6w
“NatureScot lives in fear of its SNP paymasters, who have cut the agency’s funding by 40% in the last decade. It’s a brave civil servant who defies the politicians, angers the farmers and brings further cuts. https://www.thenational.scot/comment/25085475.something-wrong-heart-naturescot/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJpBF5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsW1Py87K3mtQ6RlV1355VCd57999kUEwp-dKhJKriNT2xdSqF19Du3F7q_z_aem_PLYQs2Ept8LNNaVXFUVnPQ
Scotsman letters Climate clots The climate change business gives meaning to the lives of many who have never before had an opinion about anything. It is their opportunity to be somebody in the pursuit of something unprovable, with the comfort of knowing they can never be found wrong in their Read more