SNP ministers give the green light to the construction of hundreds of turbines off the east coast of Scotland but the RSPB warns they will be “be amongst the most deadly for birds anywhere in the world.” By Simon Johnson, Read more
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has been informed that Scottish Ministers have taken a decision to refuse planning permission for two community wind turbines in North Uist, a wind turbine proposed for the Dark Island Hotel on Benbecula and two proposed Read more
The Scottish Government has today given consent to four massive offshore wind farm projects in a fresh push to ensure it secures a share of £235m renewable energy finance from Whitehall. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2375054/breaking-scotland-green-lights-four-giant-offshore-wind-farms
A PUBLIC inquiry into the prospect of an underground cable being laid in East Lothian for an offshore wind farm is being held in Dunbar next week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/dunbar/articles/2014/10/10/512255-public-inquiry-in-dunbar-over-cable-plan-for-offshore-wind-farm/
To many, they are the eyesore of the British countryside. But conventional wind farms could one day be replaced by innovative floating turbines, it has been suggested. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/11152962/Wind-farms-could-be-replaced-by-floating-turbines-in-the-sky-says-Google-boss.html
A new laser system to measure windspeed is being brought in by windfarm companies. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/wind-farm-plans-kirkcudbright-site-4405428
More development around a wind turbine in Kilry has been approved despite representations to Angus Council. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/angus/plans-go-ahead-despite-objections-1.619440
By Andrew McNair A new laser system to measure windspeed is being brought in by windfarm companies. It means anemometer masts, sitting on hillsides for a couple of years, may become a thing of the past. REG Windpower has just Read more