Energy Secretary Ed Davey unveils package of reforms to the market Gas and electricity suppliers caught price-fixing face criminal sanctions Mr Davey plans to make profit margins of large firms more transparent He wants companies to publish profits across all arms of their business But it’s cold comfort for anyone Read more
Claims have been made that West Dunbartonshire is closed for business after a wind farm application, which would have brought millions of pounds of investment to the area, was refused. http://www.lennoxherald.co.uk/dunbartonshire-news/dunbartonshire-news/dumbarton-news/2013/11/01/114557-33996264/
Could Vestas’ fire-prone turbines be installed in East County? By Miriam Raftery October 31, 2013 (Netherlands) – Two young mechanics, ages 19 and 21, died when a fire broke out in a wind turbine where they were performing routine maintenance. The tragedy occurred at Deltawind’s Piet de Wit wind farm Read more
Scotland’s first 100% cooperatively owned green energy project has launched in Dingwall, Rossshire. The Dingwall Wind Co-op is offering local people the chance to own a 250 kilowatt wind turbine, and has already sold 75% of the £856,000 worth of shares on offer. Members of the public can buy as Read more
By Tim Pauling Alex Salmond warned of blackouts this winter when he was challenged to back a freeze in energy bills. The first minister said the energy regulator Ofgem had shown him some “extremely frightening” figures highlighting a lack of supply and the danger of “exponential” prices rises. Scottish Labour Read more
by David Hepburn Air traffic control chiefs have taken the wind out of an application to build a wind turbine – after raising concerns about air safety. A company called Intelligent Land Investments had applied to East Dunbartonshire Council to build one of the energy generating structures at Badenheath Farm, Read more