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School wind turbines checked for safety

Wind turbines at three Highland primary schools are being decommissioned because they are inefficient, while 13 others will turn again, having stood still since May over safety fears they were too close to schools.

None will operate again in wind speeds over 100mph, even though they are considered safe at 134mph.

Highland Council has completed a comprehensive risk assessment of 16 turbines, each in a school's grounds, undertaken by independent consultants Building Research Establishment (BRE).

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