Thanks to Katharine Hay of the Scotsman for covering our Petition and the 50MW threshold Consultation. A consultation seeking views on whether communities should have more of a say on large-scale energy projects has been published. Renewable energy developments in Read more
This is the Consultation which relates to part of our Petition to the Scottish Parliament. It seeks views on increasing the 50MW threshold which determines whether applications for onshore electricity generating stations are decided by Scottish Ministers or by the Read more
Councillors will be urged to block plans for a major Perthshire wind farm early in the new year Perth and Kinross Council planners are recommending they object to an application for 19 turbines at Glen Lednock, near Comrie. It comes Read more
SNP Ministers have been accused of treating Scottish communities with contempt after it emerged they had forced through nearly 50 unwanted energy developments. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-ministers-ride-roughshod-over-36461601?fbclid=IwY2xjawO92ghleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeOSUJrqWCgRhTTrkrB4osEmXTQHLN0IcPYDqHkYNzZgvyJzxZGZiz95tKedw_aem_7_x8nWS–1ln3E0bXk_Stw
THANK you to both industry body Renewableuk and the Energy Department (DESNZ) for calculating that 16.1GW of offshore wind can roast more than three million turkeys in electric ovens at once (“Britain generating enough offshore wind power to roast 3m Read more
Editor – THAT rather truculent, light-headed letter in last week’s paper (“Back the windfarm, listen to the kids”) would, I’m sure, gladden the hearts of would-be windfarm developers. I understand that the company Statkraft, who are applying to build the Read more
A RETIRED Dounreay specialist says responding to renewable energy planning applications is taking over his retirement. Dr John Heathcote was the principal specialist at Dounreay, where he worked on the decommissioning of the nuclear project and co-chaired its environmental committee. Read more