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Wobbles and Delays In Tiree Turbine Plans
The controversial proposals to erect giant turbines close to Tiree are hitting delays and uncertainties. As we know, Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) now will not submit planning applications until the latter half of 2014. Tiree folk have to accept at face value the company’s explanation that this is due to ‘environmental issues’. However, there may… »
Argyll Array Project Update 25 – Febrary 2012
Community Partnership Fund The second meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place on the 14th of February and the third meeting on 21st February. A joint report on the meetings will appear in the next issue of An Tirisdeach. Engineering Foundation Programme A reminder that any young person interested in… »
Argyll Array Project Update #24 – February 2012
Community Partnership Fund The second meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place earlier this week, on the 14th of February. A joint report of the meeting will be in the next Tirisdeach, as the meeting was held too late for it to appear in this week’s newsletter. Marine Traffic Survey… »
Argyll Array Project Update #23 – February 2012
Community Partnership Fund The first meeting with Tiree Community Development Trust to discuss this initiative took place on the 24th of January. A joint report of that meeting appears elsewhere in this issue. Marine Traffic Survey As I said in the last update, there are due to be two surveys of marine traffic on the… »
ARGYLL ARRAY PROJECT UPDATE No 18 October 2011
Local Consultation Events There have been a number of consultation and information events in Tiree over the last six months. I also write this regular update in An Tirisdeach. However, a number of people have commented that they would like to find out more about the development directly. I have, therefore, been hosting ‘Township Meetings’… »
Argyll Array Project Update Number 14 – Spetember 2011
Public Information Day comments I’ve responded below to more of the points made at the Public Information Day held in late June. I’ll cover the remaining points in the next update. Socio-Economics Desire for a guarantee on jobs from the project (THREE COMMENTS) This is a complex issue. Firstly, the building of the wind farm… »
Argyll Array Project Update No.13 August 2011
As I said in my last update, a total of 24 comment forms were returned from the 121 attendees. The general feeling was that the presentation was informative and very well presented. There was a desire expressed for more detail on what benefits the project would deliver for the island as well as concern from… »
Argyll Array Project Update #12 July 2011
Electronic versions of photomontages There have been a number of requests for the photomontages displayed recently at the Public Information Day to be published on our website. This will now be done in the near future. Our website will also feature guidance on how to interpret the electronic versions. It remains the case that electronic… »
No Tiree Array Newsletter July 2011
SPR Visualisations As per our last newsletter, NTA had hoped to debate the SPR visualizations presented by SPR at its Public Information Day. Our original request SPR was met:- ‘ We are currently considering electronic presentation of our montages and will revert to you once we’ve made a decision’. Three (3) weeks after our original… »
Regarding The Array
I am writing this to express my concern at the way in which the proposed Tiree Array is being forced through the consenting process. It alarms me that Scottish Power Renewables want to get consent to develop their project before they actually release the details of what they are planning. I find it hard to… »
