School turbines to spin despite fears
Wind turbines will start spinning in north school playgrounds next month despite continuing concern about children's safety.
Energy Transition
Expansion: Highland Council looks to wind to cut carbon emissions
Highland Council said yesterday it planned to expand its turbine programme as it helped the local authority reduce its carbon emissions and cut energy costs.
New contract for MBA
Competence assurance specialists to the oil and gas industry, Maggie Braid Associates (MBA), has been awarded a contract with Stena Drilling.
Turbine halt call rejected
Alex Salmond has rejected calls for a moratorium on all new windfarms on the grounds it would put countless people out of work.
AGR runs round the world – and then some
Staff from international oil services and technology company AGR have run the circumference of Earth in aid of the charity Doctors Without Borders.
Offshore turbines proposal
Developers behind Scotland's largest renewable-energy project have submitted plans for the first phase of a potential £10billion wind array off the east coast.
Turbines may be aircraft hazard
A windfarm planned for the edge of the Cairngorms National Park could be painted a colour to make it less visible, and may require aircraft warning lights, a planning inquiry heard yesterday.
Turbines bid provokes fears of ‘industrialised’ landscape
Plans have been tabled for a six-turbine windfarm on Donside.
Windfarms ‘may cost Scottish independence’
Anti-windfarm campaigners warned Alex Salmond that his renewable energy policy could cost him Scottish independence.
Putting wind power on the map
A new map has been released showing the proliferation of windfarms across Scotland.
Call to stand up to power giants
Environmentalists have called on the Scottish Government to stand up to global energy corporations which want to build windfarms on wild land.
Figures: Renewable power ‘cutting CO2 emissions’
Electricity generated by renewable sources in Scotland is significantly reducing the nation's harmful carbon dioxide emissions, according to new figures.
Turbines ‘drive away’ visitors
Scottish tourism chiefs have officially opposed plans for a windfarm development - claiming they could have a "detrimental" impact on holidaymakers.
Windfarm protesters marching on Salmond
Hundreds of anti-windfarm protesters will march on the SNP conference today to show opposition against Alex Salmond's renewable energy policy.
Mountain turbines ‘like Tesco in Grand Canyon’
Environmental campaigners claim that building a windfarm on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park would be like putting a Tesco supermarket in the Grand Canyon.
Politician joins battle to stop Wyvis turbines
A north politician has backed campaigners trying to stop a windfarm being built on the slopes of Ben Wyvis, claiming it could prove disastrous for both the area and the case for green energy.
Legal issues on group’s agenda
Legal issues facing renewable-energy projects were on the agenda when Aberdeen City and Shire's leading renewables industry body hosted its first members' business breakfast yesterday.
Norwegians buy offshore wind project
Norwegian energy firms Statoil and Statkraft have bought a wind farm project off the coast of Norfolk.
Buchan scheme scaled down after protests
Plans for the Buchan area's biggest windfarm have been dramatically scaled down following protests by locals.
Trump lawyers demand inquiry into windfarm
Lawyers acting for Donald Trump have written to the Scottish Government demanding a public inquiry into plans for a windfarm near his golf course.
Search on for windfarm suppliers
Developers behind a £50million windfarm at the edge of the Cairngorms National Park are offering north-east firms the chance to cash-in on the project.
Testing takes AR 1000 step forward
A tidal energy device being tried out in Scottish waters has been the first to complete a testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec).
RSPB accused of double standards over turbines
A leading animal welfare group that Donald Trump attacked for dropping its objection to an offshore windfarm scheme has revealed plans for its own green energy project at a north-east nature reserve.
Taskforce set up as electricity cost delays islands’ renewable projects
A taskforce is to be created to address high electricity transmission charges and speed up renewable energy schemes on the islands.
Sunny side up for council HQ
Aberdeenshire Council is seeking a contractor to fit solar panels at its headquarters - to generate and potentially sell electricity.