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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch in its noncommercial educational effort to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch. They are the products of and owned by the organizations or individuals noted and are shared here according to “fair use” and “fair dealing” provisions of copyright law.


January 9, 2024 • WalesPrint storyE-mail story

Farmer ‘bribed’ with strip club visit if he ‘agreed to have wind turbine on land’

A farmer was “bribed” with a visit to a strip club if he agreed to having a wind turbine on his land, it has been claimed. The meeting minutes from a Nelson Community Council gathering, near Caerphilly, South Wales, report one resident was offered money and a night out at a lap dancing club. Major green energy companies are trying to persuade landowners across Britain to sign up for wind generators and pylons by offering them financial incentives. The minutes . . . Complete story »


January 9, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

Wind farm legal action launched over wildcat fears

Plans for a new wind farm in Aberdeenshire are set to be challenged in court following concerns over the protection of wildcats. Swedish energy giant Vattenfall received the go-ahead to build a second site at Clashindarroch last year. However, conservation group Wildcat Haven believes it could endanger the local wildcat population. It has now pursued a judicial review over the approval granted by Scottish ministers. Vattenfall’s 14-turbine Clashindarroch II wind farm was approved by Scottish ministers in June last year. . . . Complete story »


January 8, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

Scottish wildcats: Aberdeen wind farm decision goes to judicial review

A decision by Scottish Ministers to grant planning permission for a wind farm on the habitat of an endangered species is to be challenged in a judicial review. Wildcat Haven has raised almost £250,000 through donations in four years, which is how it is funding the legal fight. Its petition to save the Clashindarroch Forest in Aberdeenshire for wildcats has racked up over one million signatures. An application for a wind farm on the site was made by Swedish company . . . Complete story »


January 7, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

Safety fears after two Scots wind turbines broke apart during Storm Gerrit

An energy firm is being asked to investigate the safety of all its wind turbines after two broke apart during a storm. The Sunday Mail told last week how one in Ayrshire spun out of control during Storm Gerrit, causing the 34-metre blades to fly through the air. But around the same time, a turbine in Fife, also owned by Surrey-based Constantine Wind Energy, was destroyed in bad weather. Colin Morrison, from Crail, who spotted the debris on farmland close . . . Complete story »


January 5, 2024 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

Faw Side wind farm near Langholm rejected owing to “significant” landscape and visual impact

A wind farm situated at what has been described as a “gateway to Scotland” has been refused. Community Windpower wanted to build 45 turbines along the A7 corridor between Langholm and Teviothead in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders. The final decision on the Faw Side project lay with the Scottish government following a public inquiry. It has now ruled the scheme should not go ahead due to its “significant” landscape and visual impact. There were also concerns about the . . . Complete story »


January 4, 2024 • WalesPrint storyE-mail story

Mansion wind turbine plans face refusal over airport safety fears

Plans for a 200-foot-high wind turbine to power a mansion are expected to be refused due to fears it would threaten the safe operation of a nearby airport. Mr and Mrs G Peters of Western Solar Ltd are seeking permission for a single turbine on land near the Grade II-listed Rhosygilwen Mansion in Pembrokeshire, which includes an arts and functions building known as Neuaddydderwen. The application for the 62-metre-high turbine and associated works, is to be considered at the January . . . Complete story »


January 3, 2024 • EnglandPrint storyE-mail story

Owners of sporting estate in Yorkshire moors to erect 65 turbines in Bronte country

A developer has submitted notice of their intent to build wind 65 turbines on some of Yorkshire’s most culturally and ecologically valuable moorland – close to a ruined farmhouse associated with the Bronte sisters. Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd have filed scoping documents with Calderdale Council via a consultant ahead of a full planning application in respect to the Walshaw Moor Estate at Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge. The estate is owned by Boundary Mill retail entrepreneur Richard Bannister, whose family are . . . Complete story »


December 31, 2023 • Scotland, , , Print storyE-mail story

Giant turbine blades scattered by storms leads to safety calls from locals

The giant blades of a 34-metre wind turbine broke off and flew through the air during Storm Gerritt. Dramatic footage of the incident also revealed large parts of the fibreglass structure were left embedded in the ground due to the force of winds during Storm Gerrit in Galston, Ayrshire. The damage was caused a few miles from a residential area and has led to calls for a stricter safety crackdown on turbines close to homes and businesses. A resident rang . . . Complete story »


December 29, 2023 • Scotland, , Print storyE-mail story

Wind turbine spins out of control and flies apart

Storm Gerrit brought winds of up to 85mph on Wednesday. In such conditions, wind turbines feather their blades and brake the rotor. The brakes seem to have failed in a turbine at Newhouse Farm, Auchencloigh, in Ayrshire, which spun out of control until the blades broke and flew off. The dramatic event was captured on video, as posted on Facebook: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had received report of a fire before the turbine broke apart. The wind turbine . . . Complete story »


December 26, 2023 • Scotland, Print storyE-mail story

‘Local’ wind farms owned by firms based abroad

Some of Scotland’s biggest ‘local’ wind farms are owned as far afield as the Cayman Islands and Canada, The Ferret can reveal, prompting claims the Scottish Government is “misleading” the public over its community energy targets. The Scottish Government has a target to bring much more “community or locally owned” renewable energy online by 2030. But its definition of local energy includes projects owned by farms, estates, and businesses, and the majority of projects installed so far are privately owned . . . Complete story »


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