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The Scottish Seabird Centre has formally registered an objection with Marine Scotland to SSE Renewables proposal to build one of the largest…

A growing number of conservation and environmental organisations have voiced significant concerns over plans to build one of the worlds largest…

Energy giant SSE has lodged plans to build one of the world's biggest wind farms off the Fife coast, capable of powering five million homes. 

By Alex Meredith

Mr Phillips-Davies defended the company’s record yesterday. He said: “I see it as a big differentiator for SSE, our ability to try and bring more of the supply chain into the UK; that will certainly be part of our bid on ScotWind, is about how we’re going to support Scotland and support the supply chain in Scotland and the wider UK.” By way of example, Mr Phillips Davies noted: “We obviously got the announcement at Teesside earlier this year to get a blade factory built there by...

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