tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post8779545631787364607..comments2022-04-16T18:05:27.386+01:00Comments on Arnish Lighthouse: Consultation on large scale windfarms in the Western IslesADBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737746983905368038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post-81449017826769789162009-06-11T17:41:26.000+01:002009-06-11T17:41:26.000+01:00Have you been following the Viking Energy Saga up ...Have you been following the Viking Energy Saga up here?<br><br>Personally I am against the VE one as I feel it's far too big for Shetland and it's basically in the interest of making money for two individuals instead of the community. I am happy with the plans to put wind turbines on our island of Bressay, they are looking at about 5 of them.mirlnlassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post-64866445022522333032009-06-13T18:33:57.000+01:002009-06-13T18:33:57.000+01:00Correction, Soaplady. The seabed falls to the Crow...Correction, Soaplady. The seabed falls to the Crown EstateArnishhttp://arnish.islandblogging.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post-67540976904172794612009-06-12T11:04:34.000+01:002009-06-12T11:04:34.000+01:00We have a massive windfarm here in EK which stretc...We have a massive windfarm here in EK which stretches for miles, and I passed a new one recently beside the M74 which has only 3 turbines in a field. Without wishing to be frivolous, I wondered what a small windfarm would be called? A wind allotment? A wind garden? :-)Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post-2431992398533460412009-06-13T17:42:04.000+01:002009-06-13T17:42:04.000+01:00shouldn't surprise you ferryman once you think...shouldn't surprise you ferryman once you think that nobody 'owns' the sea-bed, do they ...? Therefore no money accrues to land-owners through wave-energy ... :- )Soapladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885721414924598154.post-31790337036380619192009-06-12T19:40:07.000+01:002009-06-12T19:40:07.000+01:00Still surprises me that so little is spoken of Wav...Still surprises me that so little is spoken of Wave Power around these Islands as now proven technology and so much less invasive to the Environment than 145m high monsters that will bring so little local Benefits to the local communities and still require upgrading infra-structure of Mainland Grid system...!!!ferrymannoreply@blogger.com