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Forth Energy insists biomass plant would be in keeping with 'low carbon' zone
The proposed Dundee harbour biomass plant will not be affected by the Scottish Government's designation of the port as an enterprise area for low carbon and renewables development. (...)
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Biomass plans called into question after Tilbury Power Station fire
Friends of the Earth Scotland repeated its opposition to proposed biomass plants as firefighters battled to contain a major outbreak in a wood-burning power station in Essex. (...)
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Forth Energy claims Dundee's strategic plan could restrict city's renewable energy potential
The company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has demanded changes to the region's strategic plan. (...)
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Friends of the Earth Scotland claims biomass plants will take £170 million in subsidies
A leading environmental group has claimed controversial plans to build biomass plants in Dundee, Rosyth and Grangemouth will net Forth Energy around £170m a year in subsidies. (...)
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Forth Ports denies Leith move is a blow for Dundee's renewable energy hopes
The chief executive of Forth Ports has denied favouring Edinburgh over Dundee as its major offshore renewables manufacturing hub in the east of Scotland. (...)
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UK Government committee calls Forth Energy's biomass plans into question
A new report has cast doubt on Forth Energy's biomass plans for Dundee, Rosyth, Grangemouth and Leith. (...)
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Anti-Tay turbines lobby claim 'hoodwink' over government biomass subsidies
Campaigner fighting against plans to build a massive biomass generator at Dundee docks say the plant would not be built if it were not eligible for government subsidies. (...)
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Dundee student fined over biomass protest — then graduates 24 hours later
A Dundee University student graduated only 24 hours after she was fined for protesting against plans to build biomass generators at four Scottish sites, including Dundee. (...)
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Biomass plant plans put on hold while parties agree air quality monitoring programme
Controversial plans to build a biomass generator at Dundee docks could be held up for months while a programme of air quality monitoring takes place. (...)
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MSP calls for biomass plant air quality answers
Controversial plans for a biomass plant in Dundee are under fresh scrutiny after a local MSP demanded immediate answers on air quality concerns. (...)
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Dundee biomass plan company warns against 'unwilling and inflexible' planning system
The company behind plans for a biomass plant at Dundee harbour has told ministers that renewable energy projects must not be hampered by an "unwilling and inflexible" planning system. (...)
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Biomass plant can strengthen Dundee's bid to become renewables hub
The renewables industry can give Dundee a future by supporting the employment of hundreds and indirectly thousands of its people and playing a leading role in helping Scotland meet important energy targets, according to one of the key figures in the green energy sector. (...)
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£325 million Rosyth biomass plant backing
Plans for a £325 million biomass plant at Rosyth have been backed by Fife planning committee, on condition a number of concerns are addressed. (...)
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US environmental groups condemn Dundee biomass project
Environmental groups in the US have objected to plans to build a biomass burner in Dundee because they claim it will destroy American forests. (...)
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Pledge that Forth Ports sale will not affect plans to make Dundee a renewable energy hub
Forth Ports have pledged that plans to make Dundee a hub for the renewables industry as a manufacturing base for offshore wind turbines and the site of a biomass plant were unaffected by the group's £745 million sale to a private equity investment fund. (...)
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Montrose urged to say RATTs to turbines
Montrose residents should take immediate action to prevent "extremely inefficient" wind turbines from becoming an "eyesore" on the landscape of their town, according to the man who led the opposition to a similar proposal in Dundee. (...)
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Forth Energy denies any government bias in biomass plant plans
Forth Energy, the company behind the biomass proposal for Dundee harbour, has insisted there is no bias in its favour from the government's Energy Consents Unit (ECU). (...)
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Campaigners against Dundee biomass plant claim objections snub
Campaigners against Forth Energy's biomass plant at Dundee harbour have expressed dismay at the handling of planning objections to the proposal by the Scottish Government. (...)
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Dundee councillor Kevin Keenan fears biomass plant may lead to council being fined
The row over Dundee City Council's position on the controversial biomass plant has rumbled on, with one opposition group leader claiming it could lead to the authority being fined for the proposed installation breaching air-quality legislation. (...)
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Biomass plant will not affect Gamesa's planned investment
Controversial plans to build a biomass plant at Dundee docks will have no influence on proposals by Spanish company, Gamesa, to set up a manufacturing base in the city. (...)
