The creation of a wind turbine at Bonnykelly near New Pitsligo would cause “unacceptable interference” for radar. That’s the blunt message from Aberdeen International Airport which says that the introduction of an additional turbine in the area would create unacceptable Read more
Kelso community councillors did not object to plans for a wind turbine on an industrial estate because they thought it was for a local factory. At last week’s February meeting of Kelso Community Council, members discussed the planning application for Read more
Tim Webb A planned expansion of the world’s largest wind farm has been abandoned because of the impact on the local population of red-throated divers. The developers behind the £1.9 billion London Array had intended to add 100 turbines to Read more
There are many interesting questions one can raise about how climate scientists and economists model both climate change and the human contribution to it. But I’m not going to discuss any of those here. I’m going to take as a Read more
MILITARY chiefs may have opened the floodgates to scores more windfarm schemes in the north and north-east by upgrading their radar systems. The days of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) trying to block planning applications for new turbine developments in Read more
A CONTROVERSIAL wind-turbine project – in a national scenic area, on land owned by a conservation body – has been given planning permission. The application by a community group to build the single turbine on moorland near Achiltibuie on the Read more
The potential impact on Sutherland residents’ lives saw councillors throw out plans for a 13-turbine wind farm on the Tressady Estate, near Rogart. Despite officials recommending Wind Prospect Developments’ scheme for approval, Highland Council’s north planing committee voted 7-2 to Read more
A row has erupted over recent figures showing the extent of windfarm development in the Borders. Statistics gathered by the Scottish Borders Windfarm network reveal that there are currently 440 consented or constructed wind turbines impacting the region, with a Read more