Windfarms have no negative impact on the prices of property within a 5km radius of turbines, and can even push up house prices in some areas, according to an analysis of 82,000 transactions over the past two decades by the Centre for Economics and Business Research. http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/mar/29/property-house-price-impact-wind-farms-turbines
David Ross Highland Correspondent THE chairman of the energy group which owns ScottishPower has called for a pan-European industry regulator to be established to ensure investment that delivers supply security and cuts carbon emissions at the same time. Ignacio Galán made the comments in a week when SSE said it Read more
At the meeting of the full Angus Council yesterday (Thursday), councillors rejected plans for a wind turbine farm at Nathro Hill on Careston Estate. Councillors voted by 22 votes to three to throw out the proposals of energy firm Eurowind to develop a 61-megawatt, 17 turbine farm on the site. Read more
A “key milestone” in moves to import shale gas from the United States has been announced by the owners of the giant Grangemouth refinery. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/03/grangemouth-owners-announce-preferred-bidder-shale-project/
Previous reports – notably the hugely influential 2006 Stern Review – have put the costs to the global economy caused by ‘climate change’ at between 5 and 20 percent of world GDP. But the latest estimates, to be published by Working Group II of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, say Read more
“Turbines refused after fears over beauty spot” http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/turbines-refused-after-fears-over-beauty-spot/
Katrine Bussey SCOTLAND generated a record amount of electricity from green energy sources last year, new figures have revealed. Renewable power projects produced a total of 17,011 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2013, a rise of 16.4% on the previous year, data from the UK Department of Energy and Read more
IT is no surprise that the Confederation of British Industry, the friend of the Tory Party and the House of Lords, has decided to criticise the White Paper on Scottish independence (“CBI chief says staying in UK would be better for business”, The Herald, March 26). A Scotland producing more Read more