Scotland supports green energy fund/BBC
Economic development agency Scottish Enterprise is putting £450,000 into an international fund which supports renewable energy projects. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29450411
Fife firm says small-scale wind turbines will help tackle spiraling energy costs/The Courier
A leading Fife environmental consultancy is encouraging communities to sign the Big 60 000 project petition and to contribute to the environment and stop spiralling energy bill rises. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fife-firm-says-small-scale-wind-turbines-will-help-tackle-spiraling-energy-costs-1.604997
‘Time for SNP ministers to prove commitment to protecting wild land’/The Press and Journal
An MSP has described a controversial application for a windfarm in one of the Highlands’ most picturesque areas as a “test case” for the Scottish Government. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/holyrood/362317/fraser-time-for-snp-ministers-to-prove-commitment-to-protecting-wild-land/
Second Strathy wind farm funding bids open tomorrow/Northern Times
PEOPLE in the north of Sutherland will soon benefit from a second community investment fund associated with SSE’s Strathy North wind farm – set to open for bids tomorrow. http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Second-Strathy-wind-farm-funding-bids-open-tomorrow-01102014.htm
RenewableUK slams false media reports claiming wind farms affect hearing/Renewable UK
RenewableUK slams false media reports claiming wind farms affect hearing/Renewable UK http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/2014-10-01-renewableuk-slams-false-media-reports-claiming-wind-farms-affect-hearing
MoD wins fight to block wind turbines on crofts/The Herald
The Ministry of Defence has won its fight to prevent three Hebridean crofters from building wind turbines. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/mod-wins-fight-to-block-wind-turbines-on-crofts.25475999
Plans for area’s first wind turbine in Alexandria/Dumbarton Reporter
CONCERNS have been raised by residents in the Bonhill area after a planning application was lodged for a wind turbine on a green belt. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/thisweek/articles/2014/10/01/511330-plans-for-areas-first-wind-turbine-in-alexandria/
Agenda: Wind farm investment initiatives that are blowing nothing but good – The Herald
Alastair Davis Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has a role in funding the UK’s largest community-owned commercial-scale wind farm, Beinn Ghrideag in the Western Isles. Led by former MP Calum MacDonald, the 9MW project breaks new ground in community-owned renewables projects Read more