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Revised plans for a wind farm near the village of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders have been revealed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29644655

The effects of wind farms on airport navigation systems will be mitigated by a new single radar systems, according to trials. http://centrallobby.politicshome.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/new-radar-deals-with-wind-farm-clutter/

The chief executive of the Scottish Seabird Centre fears seabirds may be killed by striking the blades of wind turbines in the Firth of Forth. http://www.eastlothiannews.co.uk/news/local-news/risk-to-wildlife-fears-over-wind-turbines-in-firth-of-forth-1-3574566

By Sue Restan The developer behind controversial plans for a windfarm on a Highland Munro has withdrawn the planning application. And the move has been welcomed by the organisation representing mountaineers and hillwalkers in Scotland. The proposed scheme submitted by Read more

A windfarm developer’s decision to take contentious plans to the Scottish Government has been described as an “affront to local democracy”. As previously reported in the Advertiser, Wind Prospect lodged an appeal after Midlothian Council failed to reach a decision Read more

By Richard Watt Plans for the largest industrial-scale windfarm in Angus have been ditched. The 17-turbine Nathro Hill development in Glen Lethnot, near Edzell, would have been the biggest of its kind in the county. The £80 million project was Read more

By Jamie McKenzie Councillors have unanimously rejected plans for a controversial single turbine on farmland on the Black Isle. Local residents held a small demonstration outside Highland Council’s headquarters as members of the north planning applications committee arrived for their Read more

An appeal has gone into the Scottish Government to reverse a decision made by Dumfries and Galloway Counil after the authority refused a wind monitoring mast on land at Kirkdale Hill. The mast was a precursor to the planned seven-turbine Read more