Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has launched a new good practice guide in relation to onshore wind farms. It is part of the "Good Practice Wind" project, which is a Scottish-led EU project looking at the barriers to the development of wind energy and ways of reconciling renewable energy objectives with environmental concerns.
One of the main objectives of the project was to build evidence based support for the design, planning and implementation of projects which are sensitive to environmental and community concerns.
The good practice guide that was launched on the GP Wind website contains some useful information about minimising the environmental impact of wind farms and is divided into three different sections:
Mr Ewing said, "The Scottish Government wants to see the right developments in the right places, and this guidance will help to ensure that - while also making sure there are fewer unsuitable applications and that communities are properly consulted and informed."
The good practice guide can be found on the GP wind website, available at: http://cedr.ec/df.
