DALMELLINGTON is bracing itself for another wind farm proposal – the third in the last six months. http://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/08/21/507605-another-wind-farm-proposal-for-dalmellington/
The development would see 24 wind turbines built on land between Loch Rannoch and Loch Ericht http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/news/rannoch-wind-farm-to-be-debated-in-parliament
Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent A LONDON-based renewable energy investment company has bought two wind farms in Scotland underlining its confidence in the commercial potential of such assets in the country. Greencoat UK Wind bought a 51.6 per cent stake Read more
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond sees energy as an ace in an independent Scotland’s pack. Enviable renewable energy resources, among the best in Europe, could be at the heart of a world-beating new industry, he argues. The No campaign does not Read more
By Joshua King A contentious wind turbine project which split a north-east community was on the brink of collapse last night after councillors threw out a landowner’s proposals. Banffshire farmer James Gammie had applied to build three turbines on neighbouring Read more
By Claire Warrender The UK and Scottish Governments have been accused of “turning cartwheels to inflict monstrosities” on the people of Fife. The comments by Graham Lang, chairman of anti-wind turbine group Scotland Against Spin, follow an announcement that a Read more
A rise in the number of reported floods in the UK over the past 129 years can mainly be explained by increased exposure, resulting from urban expansion and population growth, according to new research by the University of Southampton. http://phys.org/news/2014-08-result-higher-exposure.html
The Crown Estate has announced a lease deal with Forthwind Limited, a subsidiary of 2-B Energy, for the UK’s first offshore demonstration of two-bladed turbines on the seabed at Methil in Scotland. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/125028-deal-agreed-for-uks-first-site-for-two-bladed-offshore-wind-turbines-.html