Scottish Power Renewables is proposing to build up to 300 wind turbines in an off shore wind farm, called Argyll Array, and visited the islands of Tiree and Coll to present its proposals to the people of the island, including several montages of what the turbines would look like from the island. Steven Flanagan of […]
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Tiree Offshore Windfarm Update
Following the meeting on 15th June at which the scale of the proposed wind farm off Tiree was discussed, Tiree Community Development Trust would like to thank all the members and residents who attended and all the off islanders who also contributed. The trust would like to ask anyone who is interested to join and […]
Wind Farm Battle
From an article published in “The Scotsman” earlier this month: Change comes to us all. Tiree is facing unprecedented change and should the massive proposed wind farm be built just off our shores we (your report, 5 July), our children and our grandchildren will have to live with the consequences. We called a public meeting […]
Duke Leads Battle for Tiree
From Friday’s Scottish Express, the full article: A SCOTTISH aristocrat is leading the fight to stop a £6billion wind farm from ruining his island paradise. Torquhil Ian Campbell, the 13th Duke of Argyll, is among the growing number of Tiree inhabitants outraged by the plan for the beautiful Hebridean isle. Most of the island’s 800 […]
Fish Farm for Coll?
The Crown Estate has confirmed that they have been approached by a party interested in putting a fish farm in the waters around the Isle of Coll, and that they have granted the said party a lease option to do so. Due to confidentiality they will release no further details as to the exact location […]
Iberdrola outlines Scottish offshore wind ambitions
Iberdrola Renovables, the renewable energy arm of the Spanish energy giant, has this week announced the formation of a new offshore wind division to be headquartered in Glasgow as the company strives to become the largest developer and generator of offshore wind power in the UK. The unit is expected to primarily focus on the […]
Factors Sand Theft Announcement
After the article below, here is the full notice by Andrew Montgomery, Argyll Estates Factor, about illegal sand extraction on the Island. This notice is what prompted the headline newspaper stories: “Despite the fact that some time ago letters were sent out and a notice placed in ‘An Tirisdeach’ regarding the above, the extraction is […]
