By Shona Gossip Planning bosses are urging councillors to reject plans for four huge turbines near Huntly. Aberdeenshire Council’s planning service fear the 326ft masts will dominate a nearby house. Burcote Wind wants to build the turbines on land near Meikleton of Ardonald at Cairnie, which is in a small Read more
The Government has been accused of “moving the goalposts” on investment in renewables after the announcement that the Carbon Price Floor (CPF) is to be frozen until the end of the decade . http://www.scottishenergynews.com/renewables-industry-calls-for-reassurance-after-osborne-freezes-carbon-floor-price/
Contentious plans for a £325 million woodchip-burning biomass plant at Dundee harbour have been scrapped. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/dundee-biomass-plant-scrapped-campaigners-hail-great-news-1.288988
Scotland is “likely” to remain in a single energy market with the remainder of the UK in the event of independence, according to Big Six supplier SSE. SSE said it has been undertaking work to manage the “uncertainty” and “increased legislative and regulatory risk” associated with the independence referendum. It Read more
Andrew Woodcock BIG Six energy supplier SSE has pledged to freeze household gas and electricity prices until January 2016, putting rivals under pressure to do the same. The move by the owner of Scottish Hydro, which comes amid political lobbying on energy firms over rising bills and soaring profits at Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent A DECISION by SSE to limit its commitment to offshore wind energy projects round Scotland’s coast has sparked concern over future development in the sector. The company said it was shelving its proposal to develop a 690MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Islay, saying Read more
There is no support from Scottish Borders Council planners for a wind farm at Girthgate Farm, on the Southern Upland Way. A decision on the wind farm, with 24 turbines at 132m high, will be made by the Scottish Government but when the council’s planning committee meets next Monday they Read more
“Electricity needs variety – and variety alone” was the theme of the keynote Power Scotland Conference address yesterday by Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, MSP. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scotland-needs-oil-gas-and-nuclear-as-well-as-renewables-to-deliver-security-and-stability-of-supply-says-scottish-energy-minister/