Industry hails "milestone" as Scottish wind farms leap forward

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Mainstream's 450MW Neart na Gaoithe project and the giant Beatrice offshore wind farm clear key planning hurdles

Two giant Scottish offshore wind farms moved a major closer to development yesterday, after each clearing key planning hurdles. Highland councillors raised no objection to a proposal to erect up to...

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