Today the Scottish Government boosted the subsidies for innovative offshore wind generation. A new band set at 2.5 ROCs is aimed at supporting generation from offshore test and demonstration sites deploying innovative, new to market turbines. The second new band set at 3.5 ROCs will be for pilot projects consisting Read more
SCOTLAND AGAINST SPIN comment on Scottish Government decision to refuse Dunbeath windfarm in Caithness Linda Holt, spokeswoman for Scotland Against Spin commented on today’s decision to refuse Dunbeath windfarm in Caithness: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/06/Dunbeath07062013 “We applaud Fergus Ewing’s decision today to take the advice of Scottish Natural Heritage and refuse West Coast Read more
Linda Holt, spokeswoman for Scotland Against Spin commented on the story about RES pioneers wind farm compensation scheme for homeowners* as referred to in today’s UK Government announcement on more community benefit for local communities The local energy discount scheme being flaunted by Renewable Energy Systems is another sop to Read more
Linda Holt, spokeswoman for Scotland Against Spin commented on today’s announcement by Eric Pickles of new planning guidance to prevent unwanted wind farms being imposed on communities in England*: “The UK government’s announcement to give local communities more say about windfarm developments is in stark contrast to the attitude of Read more
Just a quick update to let everyone know that we have created a new Twitter account as we unfortunately lost access to the old account. We hope that our existing followers will choose to follow us on the new account, and would like to give a warm welcome to all Read more
As a result of press interest in Aileen Jackson’s ground-breaking case against her neighbour’s noisy turbine, SAS Chair Graham Lang has issued the following comment: Many people in the UK are being forced to put up with excessively noisy turbines. They can no longer count on peace and quiet at Read more
The Renewable Energy Foundation[1] has condemned last week’s new wind turbine noise guidance produced at the Government’s request by the Institute of Acoustics.[2] It says it’s inadequate and increases the risk of harm to neighbours. The IOA wind turbine noise guide not only fails to address the major problems of Read more
Caithness Windfarm Information Forum (CWIF) has just launched a specially commissioned report “The Safety Aspects of The Highland Council’s Practice of Placing Small Wind Turbines in School Playgrounds” Highland Council, like other councils and schools all over the UK, has been installing turbines in school playgrounds with no regard for Read more