Fracking in the US has led to a greater reduction in carbon emissions than all the wind turbines and solar panels across the entire globe put together. This is the stark fact presented at a meeting at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg last week. http://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/u-s-fracking-has-carbon-more-whole-world-s-wind-solar-0001
Plans have been submitted for a 24 turbine windfarm near Loch Ericht in a remote area on the north-east edge of Rannoch Moor. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/272755/plans-submitted-for-windfarm-on-edge-of-rannoch-moor/
Plans to construct a wind turbine over-shadowing the 4000-year-old Duddo Stone Circle have been blocked by a Government minister. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/all-news/turbine-permission-withdrawn-1-3464120
Opponents of a proposed Greenock wind farm today criticised claims that cutting the number of turbines would make a big difference to how it looks. Developers 2020 have produced a new photo montage, published last week in the Tele, right, showing how the Clyde Muirshiel Park wind farm would look Read more
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK Government may have been too generous when awarding £16.6 billion worth of early renewable energy contracts. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/national-audit-office-warns-16bn-renewables-contracts-may-be-too-generous/
Two Norwegian state-controlled energy companies are in line to receive £1.6bn in subsidies from UK consumers, after deciding to invest £1.5bn in building a wind farm off the coast of Norfolk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10939061/Norway-to-reap-1.6bn-subsidy-from-UK-consumers-for-offshore-wind-farm.html
Mearns councillors will visit the site of a proposed wind turbine scheme that is earmarked for approval. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/272386/site-visit-for-herscha-hill-wind-turbine-scheme/
One of Scotland’s biggest windfarms opened today in Dumfries and Galloway. http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2014-07-01/one-of-scotlands-biggest-windfarms-opens/