A CONTROVERSIAL wind farm application near the Cheviot Hills which attracted around 1200 objections has been thrown out by planning officials at Scottish Borders Council. Swedish firm Vattenfall had wanted to erect five 110 metre-high turbines at the Whitton wind Read more…
The Scottish Government’s drive to cover Scotland in windfarms has reached the school playground bringing new burdens for the taxpayer, figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives have revealed. More than two-thirds of Scotland’s councils have spent nearly £1.5 million of Read more…
EURO-MPs were yesterday accused of trying to strangle shale gas exploration with red tape. The European Parliament’s environment committee ruled that all work aiming to identify underground reserves must only be approved following “environmental impact assessments”. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/5009162/Anger-at-Brussels-attacking-fracking-as-Brits-back-shale-gas-exploration-in-Sun-poll.html
FRANCE: The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has concluded that the French tariff system for wind power falls within the concept of state aid. The ruling means the government should have notified the European Commission (EC) Read more…
Researchers in Germany who are working on ways of storing renewable energy say their plans are being hampered by feed-in tariffs. The subsidies have encouraged thousands of householders to become energy producers by investing in solar and wind power. But Read more…
DALMELLINGTON Community Council have urged locals to rally round and hammer a final nail in the coffin of a controversial wind farm. Back in January, council chiefs received rapturous applause when they rejected the proposal by Infinis to build eight Read more…
The Scottish Government is issuing guidance on dismantling wind farms. Research carried out for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) looked at forming a restoration and decommissioning template for wind farm owners. The study proposes a planned phasing out of a site Read more…
It was a picture that warmed the hearts of opponents of wind farms the world over. In December 2011, a wind turbine at the coastal town of Ardrossan in the UK spectacularly exploded during a storm. Pictures of the flaming Read more…