It is ‘immoral’, asserted Michael Fallon at this week’s Spectator energy conference, to force basic-rate taxpayers to subsidise wealthy landowners’ wind turbines and the solar panels of well-off homeowners. It is hard to remember the last time a minister was so frank about something which had been government policy until Read more
Is it fair for the chancellor to cut pensions for the poor while offering a million pounds a year to the Duke of Roxburghe for letting the wind blow? Is it fair to offer half a million to the Earl of Moray, a third of a million to the Earl Read more
THE developers of a proposed 47-turbine wind farm near Strathy in Sutherland could be forced to reduce that number to only four. This forecast has come from RSPB Scotland, as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) this week confirmed it was continuing its opposition to the scheme in a bid to safeguard Read more
Hopes that the east of Scotland can become a leader in offshore wind power have been bolstered by the pre-qualification of three major turbine arrays for the new Contract for Difference subsidy scheme. Officials at developer Mainstream Renewable Power believe their 450MW, 90-turbine Neart na Gaoithe windfarm, off Fife Ness, Read more
Ascog wind turbine appeal is turned down by Craig Borland A final, fatal blow appears to have been dealt to controversial plans to erect three 74-metre turbines at Ascog Farm on the east coast of Bute. The Scottish Government’s directorate for planning and environmental appeals (DPEA) has turned down an Read more
Questions about energy that must not be ducked The key point is whether wind farms are economically viable or make a contribution to Britain’s energy security When it comes to wind power, the Government evidently hopes that out of sight means out of mind. Subsidies for the onshore turbines that Read more
Jamie lewis – Herald – 6th December 2013 PLANS for a major offshore wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen have been pushed back two years. Developers initially hoped the 11-turbine test centre would be up and running and producing power by 2015, but the project has been delayed. Majority Read more
Vattenfall and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group have put back the grid connection to 2017 for the 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre off the north east coast of Scotland. The companies, shareholders in Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd which is behind the project, said the decision to delay the demo Read more