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30 Apr 2025

Bird safety at risk across offshore and onshore wind farm developments

Bird conservation groups are calling on the Scottish Government to take urgent action to address the growing threat wind farms pose to seabirds.

Bird safety at risk across offshore and onshore wind farm developments

28 Apr 2025

Electric ‘superhighway’ faces delays, impacting clean power targets

The £2 billion Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) electricity “superhighway” between Scotland and England is facing delays, posing a challenge to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s plans for a clean power system by 2030.

Electric ‘superhighway’ faces delays, impacting clean power targets

15 Apr 2025

Fresh fears of rural ‘industrialisation’ as another energy scheme is proposed for Scottish Borders

Concerns over the creeping industrialisation of the Scottish Borders countryside have been reignited following yet another planning application for a large-scale energy development.

Fresh fears of rural ‘industrialisation’ as another energy scheme is proposed for Scottish Borders

7 Apr 2025

Scotland’s renewable energy system – the growing divide between supply and demand

Scotland’s renewable energy sector is facing an unprecedented crisis due to an overwhelmed planning system, an increasing number of proposals, and grid capacity constraints.

Scotland’s renewable energy system – the growing divide between supply and demand

1 Apr 2025

Scottish Borders Council rejects wind farm test mast amid wildlife and environmental concerns

Applause erupted at a Scottish Borders Council planning committee meeting yesterday as councillors rejected a proposal to erect a temporary lattice anemometry mast near Hawick. The decision, driven by significant concerns over the impact on wildlife, residents, and the environment, casts uncertainty over the future of the proposed Mid Hill wind farm project.

Scottish Borders Council rejects wind farm test mast amid wildlife and environmental concerns

1 Apr 2025

Scottish Borders Council opposes Lees Hill Energy Park proposal

A large-scale renewable energy development described as a “blight on the skyline” has been formally opposed by Scottish Borders Council (SBC).

Scottish Borders Council opposes Lees Hill Energy Park proposal

28 Mar 2025

Scottish Borders Council recommended to oppose Lees Hill Energy Park

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is set to formally object to plans for a major renewable energy park in the region, citing significant concerns over its geographic impact and effect on the local landscape.

Scottish Borders Council recommended to oppose Lees Hill Energy Park

24 Mar 2025

Readers' letters: Scottish Government is riding roughshod over rights of communities

We wanted to highlight a letter that appeared in The Scotsman over the weekend, which raises some important points with regards to local democracy in wind farm development.

Readers' letters: Scottish Government is riding roughshod over rights of communities

19 Mar 2025

Previously rejected wind farm site selected for the third time

A new wind farm development is due to be submitted for scoping to the Scottish Government which will be known as Longmuir Renewable Energy & Biodiversity Project. It will be located near Oxton in the Scottish Borders.

Previously rejected wind farm site selected for the third time

12 Mar 2025

Scotland set for more wind farms following new legislation

Wind farm approvals are set to speed up in Scotland in a move from Labour and SNP which has sparked concern across rural communities in the Borders.

Scotland set for more wind farms following new legislation

7 Mar 2025

Another new wind farm proposed for the Borders

A new large-scale wind farm consisting of 48 turbines which will be 200 metres high (twice the height of Big Ben) has been proposed in Upper Liddesdale.

Another new wind farm proposed for the Borders

3 Mar 2025

Council object to largest wind farm proposed in the Borders

The Scottish Borders Council's Planning and Building Standards Committee has today (3 March) voted to object to the application for Teviot Wind Farm.

Council object to largest wind farm proposed in the Borders

25 Feb 2025

Fate of massive wind farm to be determined soon

The Scottish Borders has its fair share of wind farms already, yet, despite strong local opposition, a new report has advised Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to not oppose what could be the region’s largest wind farm.

Fate of massive wind farm to be determined soon

21 Feb 2025

Paying the price for net zero

Ed Miliband and the Labour government has come under fire this week after a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) stated that the government should "be cautious about over-selling" the job opportunities from green manufacturing.

Paying the price for net zero

17 Feb 2025

Local voices could be ignored amid potential wind farm 'tsunami'

Labour’s plans to turn Scotland into a clean energy superpower could trigger a ‘tsunami’ of wind farms being built despite community concerns.

Local voices could be ignored amid potential wind farm 'tsunami'

7 Feb 2025

Windfarm “not needed” to meet net zero targets, inquiry hears

The Southern Reporter: "Scotland is on target to meet its net zero ambitions without the need for a new wind farm in the Borders, a public local inquiry heard this week."

Windfarm “not needed” to meet net zero targets, inquiry hears

3 Feb 2025

Turbine fire sparks safety concerns

A huge wind turbine caught fire yesterday morning at Coldham Wind Farm in Cambridgeshire. An investigation by Scottish Power is currently underway and the wind farm’s eight turbines have all been switched off.

Turbine fire sparks safety concerns

30 Jan 2025

Greystone Knowe public inquiry day three

The final day of the Greystone Knowe inquiry took place today, and the morning’s session focused solely on the issue of Eskdalemuir Seismological Array (ESA) which lies at the heart of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) objection.

Greystone Knowe public inquiry day three

29 Jan 2025

Greystone Knowe inquiry continues

The second day of the Greystone Knowe public inquiry took place today. The morning focused on finalising the session from the day before on the landscape and visual impacts of the proposed wind farm, with the afternoon then moving on to the energy and planning policy hearing session.

Greystone Knowe inquiry continues

28 Jan 2025

Greystone Knowe Wind Farm inquiry underway

The public inquiry into Greystone Knowe Wind Farm began today after a one-day delay due to Storm Éowyn.

Greystone Knowe Wind Farm inquiry underway
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