THERE HAS been “an exceptionally high” public interest in the proposed development of the Giant’s Burn Wind Farm north-west of Dunoon. More than 500 objections have already been recorded and published on the Energy Concerns Unit (ECU) website. This week Read more
LOCALS have been left angry after a controversial energy hub next to their village, which is bigger than the settlement, was granted planning permission. The 400kv Banniskirk Hub substation and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station are seen as an Read more
Campaigners are demanding an immediate moratorium on new battery storage developments, as a new report found projects already proposed could provide four times more electricity storage than will be needed by the end of this decade. The demand came as Read more
Do you remember when “green” and “small is beautiful” went together? When “green” meant de-industrialisation and living on a croft with a cow and a goat? No longer! https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/from-wild-to-wind-farm-an-eyewitness-to-the-transformation-420849/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOcKpRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeU2bFoZVdHMXThygVBxYh5Q0RB68xr-00LoLza2ADdDzviXwNkYPljdMg3AQ_aem_cLfpYj_420XaD5Cr6qlG0Q
Shetland’s fishermen fear they could be pushed off key grounds unless stronger policies are created for new energy projects. The waters around Shetland produce just over a third of Scotland’s catch and are worth more than £400 million annually. A Read more
A homeowner is taking legal action against energy giant SSE, claiming that plans for new electricity pylons near his home knocked £125,000 off the value of the property. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/homeowner-sues-over-claim-pylons-knocked-125-000-off-property-value/ar-AA1Rg1lx?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds&fbclid=IwY2xjawOWQc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeme9w4_KGsZm_PHPGhKBpb2cXfcwzM9__bRxEWQRhwC4-7lVi-MVAIkbACBQ_aem_G3SOFEoGk5RtqtHvE3Zpgg
The scale of plans to park parts for floating wind turbines in the Inner Moray Firth have been reduced by more than 60%, its developer has said. Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) had proposed using areas of seabed off Nairn, Culbin Read more