Thousands of dirty diesel generators are being secretly prepared all over Britain to provide emergency back-up to prevent the National Grid collapsing when wind power fails. And under the hugely costly scheme, the National Grid is set to pay up to 12 times the normal wholesale market rate for the Read more
When choosing a turbine, it’s important to consider which FiTs bands will suit your business in terms of being most cost-effective and providing the greatest return. It may be sensible to go for a smaller-rated turbine and make sure you hit the top of the tariff band, rather than stretching Read more
The world’s biggest wind turbine, seven times the height of Nelson’s Column, is being developed with £25 million funding from the European Union. Scientists claim a single super turbine would be capable of providing electricity for a year for between 15,000 and 20,000 households. Its blades would each be about Read more
COUNCILLORS have called on the Scottish Government to amend planning policies which, they fear, could result in a further proliferation of wind farms at unsuitable sites in the Borders. Even SNP members, who dominate the ruling administration on Scottish Borders Council, have backed the call for Scotland’s planning policy (SPP) Read more
Long-term subsidies for wind farms are to be cut by a quarter, the Government will announce this week. The decision will delight anti-wind farm campaigners and back-bench Conservative MPs who have sought a cut to curtail the construction of turbines. But the wind power industry said the measure would leave Read more
By JULIA HORTON THE number of wind farms across the UK could be almost doubled following Scottish trials of a revolutionary radar system that is expected to end safety concerns over installing turbines near airports. Scotland on Sunday has learned that the first live demonstration of the 3D holographic radar, Read more
Germany plans to build 60,000 new wind turbines — in forests, in the foothills of the Alps and even in protected environmental areas. But local residents are up in arms, costs are skyrocketing and Germany’s determination to phase out nuclear power is in danger. The German village of Husarenhof, just Read more
A week ago meteorologist Dr. Karsten Brandt published an analysis of precipitation in Central Europe, particularly Germany. His article was titled: “More heavy rains?” In it Brandt asks: “How frequent are such events and are they increasing?” In his article Brandt analyzes data to see if weather extremes, especially in Read more