Monthly Archives: July 2015

Allt Duine – The Refusal

Posted on 30/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Allt Duine wind farm 30/07/2015 10:30 Refusal due to unacceptable impact on the Cairngorms National Park and wild land. Ministers have refused consent for the proposed 31-turbine wind farm at Allt Duine near Kincraig. Deputy First Minister John Swinney concluded … Continue reading →

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Individual Turbines Breed too!

Posted on 24/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Great Heck, Heck No We Won’t Blow. we are just a local group. Comment Hi, I’ve made a petition – will you sign it? Click this link to sign the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104702/sponsors/91J0QGeReURkw76PQlFd My petition: Stop stand alone wind turbines taking … Continue reading →

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Has reality dawned?

Posted on 22/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Planning bids for renewable energy projects drop 80%

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Thorium – The future of Nuclear generation

Posted on 14/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

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Water contamination at Wind farm sites

Posted on 13/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Request for Action Click above to download a PDF for an understanding of the issue of water contamination by wind farms 

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Levy Exemption Certificates

Posted on 10/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

The Levy Exemption Certificate The Climate bonus that we all missed. Until the Chancellor cancelled it we never realised that it added so much to the value of wind farms. We all know about ROCs but LECs were a closed … Continue reading →

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Beinn Mhor refused on appeal

Posted on 09/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

The Glen Affric area has received a reprieve after the WPD’s Beinn Mhor Wind Farm was refused on appeal. The developers and landowner have proved very aggressive on this application dividing the community in a totally unacceptable way. When the … Continue reading →

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Renewables Must Now Pay Climate Change Levy

Posted on 09/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT:
By Paul Homewood?? ? http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/126251-renewable-energy-sector-reacts-with-fury-budget-plans-to-axe-levy-support.html ? It seems the greenies are all up in arms that the Chancellor has removed the exemption from the Climate Change Levy for renewable energy…

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Shale has had a bit of a setback but you have to ask why?

Posted on 08/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

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Was June as great on wind as the industry pontificated?

Posted on 08/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

An excellent resume!

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Samsung pull out of Dundee

Posted on 06/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

Many may know the story of Samsung’s Mega Turbine at Methil. At 200ft and rated at a Capacity of 7MW it was supposedly a test rig for offshore deployment. Why go to the other end of the world for a … Continue reading →

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Area 34 – Under threat

Posted on 03/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

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The Report they didn’t want publishing!

Posted on 02/07/2015 by Dougal Quixote

From the start of this research things haven’t gone smoothly. The Industry and the Scottish Government seemed intent to have limited  representation of those impacted by wind farms. Only very forceful exchanges enabled such representation. What actually came  through though … Continue reading →

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