Golfers lining up on the tee would be distracted by noise created by two 100ft wind turbines if they are built in the Shropshire countryside, according to club officials. http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/02/14/wind-turbine-noise-would-tee-off-shropshire-golfers/
Dr Alan Owen is the Director of the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP), Robert Gordon University. He says that Scotland investor confidence is a major factor in the energy sector… http://www.scottishenergynews.com/renewables-in-scotland-the-invisible-industry/
COMMUTERS in the Aberdeen area faced delays as strong winds brought down trees and even a wind turbine. http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/falling-trees-cause-traffic-delays-as-winds-hit-aberdeen-area-1.219084
Wind turbines in Anglesey burst into flame in the gale force winds that hit North Wales. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anglesey-wind-turbines-catch-fire-6706133
Tim Sharp City Editor FORMER Stagecoach chief executive Mike Kinski has been propelled into the limelight after private equity firm Terra Firma appointed him as part of a triumvirate to oversee a new $2 billion (£1.2bn) Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund (REIF). The move follows the surprise departure of Damian Darragh, Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent CONSERVATIONISTS are calling for a planning system in which developers deliver their promised benefits to local communities, before they irrevocably damage the environment. The change was proposed in the wake of Donald Trump’s comment that he would not spend more on his planned golf resort at Read more
LINDA Holt (Letters, February 13) claims wind turbines are the main cause of rising energy bills for businesses and consumers. How is it then that the big six energy companies have each paid out share dividends of hundreds of millions of pounds almost every year? Much of this money Read more