Posts Tagged ‘Denny’

Baillie and Rothes wind farms approved

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Government Press Releases, Wind
The Scottish Government has approved two new wind farm projects capable of generating about 150MW – enough for around 45,000 homes – in Rothes and Baillie. The existing Rothes wind farm has had its planned expansion approved, more than doubling ...Read More »

Beauly-Denny and the SNP’s Volte-Face

{ Posted on Jan 11 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Scotland
Opponents of the highly controversial Beauly-Denny power line have discovered an important footnote in Holyrood’s planning blueprint clearly allowing subsea cables as opposed to the 600 gargantuan pylons which were approved last week. There have long been calls for the scheme ...Read More »

Beauly-Denny Planning Decision Due: UPDATE

{ Posted on Jan 06 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Energy Targets, Transmission
The most controversial project for Scotland’s energy infrastructure is due to be approved today by Holyrood even after receiving over 18,000 objections.  We explored both sides of the argument over a couple of posts in the last two months.  You ...Read More »

UPDATE: Beauly-Denny Planning Decision – Inevitable?

{ Posted on Dec 17 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Cleantech, Energy Targets, PLanning Permission, Scottish Government
Back in October, we wrote an article exploring the inevitability of the Beauly-Denny Power Line planning decision. This week, the issue has been pushed back into the public’s conscience, and a much heated debate has, inexorably, ensued. The £350m scheme, with ...Read More »

Ofgem to fund £1bn of green electricity projects

{ Posted on Nov 05 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech, Ofgem, Renewable Energy, Transmission
The energy regulator Ofgem has proposed funding arrangements of up to £1 billion over the next two years for green electricity transmission grid projects, with seventy percent said to go to Scotland. Transmission companies have put forward proposals for over 20 ...Read More »