It is no longer “environmentally friendly” to have “giant” turbines in the countryside, a Conservative minister has said, as he indicated that the Tories will pledge to curb onshore wind power in their manifesto. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/10752424/Wind-turbines-are-no-longer-environmentally-friendly-says-Tory-chairman.html
Household energy bills would increase by hundreds of pounds in an independent Scotland to cover the cost of subsidising the country’s wind farms, the UK Government will warn. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10751780/Ed-Davey-Scottish-independence-will-add-hundreds-of-pounds-to-energy-bills.html
It has emerged that 150 jobs are likely to be lost at energy giant SSE’s headquarters in Perth. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/energy-price-freeze-will-see-150-jobs-go-at-sse-headquarters-in-perth-1.307120
Technique of burning biomass then pumping released carbon underground included in leaked draft from UN climate panel http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/07/ipcc-report-sucking-carbon-air-climate-report-biomass
Wind power in the U.S. is on a respirator. The $14 billion industry, the world’s second-largest buyer of wind turbines, is reeling from a double blow — cheap natural gas unleashed by the hydraulic fracturing revolution and the death last year of federal subsidies that made wind the most competitive Read more
Wind farm operators are being asked to make their turbines available to balance the grid at night over the summer. http://www.energylivenews.com/2014/04/08/wanted-more-wind-farms-to-balance-grid-at-night/
The UK Energy Secretary has clashed with Scotland’s First Minister about the impact independence could have on the crucial energy sector. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/04/davey-salmond-clash-independence-impact-energy-industry/
First Minister Alex Salmond will later today (Tuesday) speak at the ‘Bloomberg Future of Energy Summit’, one of the world’s most prestigious annual energy events, where he will highlight Scotland’s potential to become the intellectual powerhouse of green energy. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/First-Minister-Scotland-can-be-intellectual-powerhouse-of-green-energy-b42.aspx