Inverclyde planning officials are recommending that an application by 2020 Renewables for an eight-turbine wind farm in moorland above Greenock be refused. The turbines would be 110 metres (360 feet) high to the blade tip and 65 metres (213 feet) Read more
By Jane Candlish A Highland windfarm has been targeted by thieves for the second time in a month. A padlock and chain were taken from the front gates of the Rosehall windfarm between 6pm on Thursday October 23 and 8.45am Read more
Johnathon Menzies A campaigner hoping to block plans for a wind farm near Kilry has spoken of experiencing an emotional rollercoaster. Two public consultation events were held by developers Wind Prospect Ltd in relation to the proposed 14-turbine Saddle Hill Read more
Report for government says windfarm communities will be able to invest in new projects in a shared-ownership scheme designed to win over opponents of the turbines http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/03/people-living-near-windfarms-offered-stakes-from-5-pounds-counter-opposition
‘Windfarm cover-up over golden eagle deaths’ – claim campaigners https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/388269/environmentalists-and-anti-wind-farm-campaigners-suspect-cover-up-over-bird-deaths/
THE managing director of the operators of the Little Raith Wind Farm has underlined the commitment the company has to the local communities which surround the facility. http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/lochgelly/articles/2014/11/03/514671-kennedy-counter-msp-claims-by-stressing-support-of-communities/
Wildlife groups want action after study implicates ‘duct’ propeller in corkscew deaths. Report by Rob Edwards New evidence that hundreds of seals have been slashed to death and beheaded by a type of propeller used in shipping and offshore industries Read more
Colin Donald Business Editor, Sunday Herald Scottish ministers should draw up a strategy to exploit a new €647 million European fund to promote energy connections, one of the new intake of European parliamentarians has said. Ian Duncan, the Conservative MEP Read more