Linda Holt, SAS spokesperson, commented on the news today that the UK Government was cutting the subsidies for onshore wind: This is a tokenistic cut which will make no difference to the tremendous pressure Scottish communities are under from wind developers. It’s only a cut from a 100% subsidy to Read more…
Major changes to renewable energy subsidies are expected to redirect money to wind farms built at sea while on shore and solar subsidies will be reduced http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/renewableenergy/10493349/Onshore-wind-farm-subsidies-will-be-cut.html
More people are in favour of fracking for shale gas in the north west than opposed, a BBC survey suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25157239
Plan to be announced by Danny Alexander, who will also detail schedule for sale of Government’s stake in Eurostar rail link as part of privatisation £20 billion of assets by 2020 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/nuclearpower/10492999/Second-new-nuclear-plant-given-go-ahead-for-as-Government-sells-off-Eurostar-stake.html
Prompted by fuel poverty, local authorities in Britain and Ireland are generating their own cheaper power http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/04/councils-generate-own-power-big-six-energy-fuel-poverty
The government is to make big changes to the way it subsidises renewable energy, the BBC has learned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25210963