By EMILY BEAMENT AND HOLLY WILLIAMS Household energy bills will rise £240 a year by 2020 due largely to the mounting cost of government green policies, energy giant RWE npower has warned. The “Big Six” energy providers said profits were not to blame for rising bills and that consumers should Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent PLANS for 23 giant wind turbines in the hills above Loch Ness have been rejected by the Scottish Government because of the impact on the celebrated landscape. Druim Ba Sustainable Energy wanted to build the turbines, which at 490ft would have been among the highest in Read more
An easy to follow explanation on the inefficiency of “Wind” – A must listen! http://www.visitscotlandswindfarms.com/visitscotland14.html
Anti-wind farm campaigners across Scotland are celebrating Fergus Ewing’s decision to refuse the Druim Ba windfarm near Loch Ness. Following a long, expensive and hard-fought campaign, they are delighted that Fergus Ewing has finally agreed with the Public Inquiry Reporter, with Highland Council and with hundreds of objectors that the Read more
Partnerships for Renewables has had plans for the 45MW Carron Valley wind farm in Stirling knocked back on appeal by the Scottish government. http://renews.biz/45638/carron-valley-shot-down-on-appeal/
German operators of coal and gas power plants are sounding the alarm: the operation of many power plants is no longer profitable as a result of the green energy transition. Dozens of plants could be closed down, the industry warns. http://www.thegwpf.org/german-energy-companies-threaten-shutdown-power-plants/
GREECE: The Greek government is drafting a law to push back the determination of a feed-in tariff (FIT) to the moment when a project is connected to the grid. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1191204/greek-draft-law-break-wind-sector
Visual impacts too high Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has today refused planning consent for the Druim Ba proposed wind farm in the Blairmore Estate, near Drumnadrochit. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Wind-farm-planning-consent-refused-272.aspx