Lark Energy logoBritish Energy Minister Ed Davey has been accused of ‘slamming the breaks on’ Britain’s fledging solar energy business as the industry yesterday launched a Judicial Review against the Government. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/solar-power-chiefs-launch-legal-challenge-over-uk-govt-policy-u-turn/
Green policies imposed by Brussels are endangering 1.5m UK jobs by saddling manufacturers with high energy costs, an influential group of business leaders has warned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11029681/EU-green-energy-laws-put-1.5m-UK-manufacturing-jobs-at-risk.html
Windy weather and low demand for electricity led to wind farm owners being paid a record amount to switch off turbines on Monday http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/11029583/Wind-farms-paid-record-sum-not-to-produce-electricity.html
Controversial on-shore wind farms are here to stay because they are the cheapest form of renewable energy available, according to the leader of the Green Party. http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/green-party-leader-natalie-bennett-7601748
Scotland’s mountaineers are calling on MSPs and the public to help halt a hugely controversial windfarm scheme planned for Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/call-to-aid-fight-against-perthshire-turbines-bid-1.518986
I WAS interested in the Scottish Government’s response to the Winds for Justice concerns about the health implications of wind turbines on those living in close proximity to them (“Protesters fight wind farms on grounds of health”, The Herald, August 11) when it said there was “no clear evidence of Read more…
Scotland’s mountaineers are calling on MSPs and the public to help halt a hugely controversial windfarm scheme planned for Highland Perthshire. Developer Talladh a Bheithe Wind Farm Ltd wants to build 24 wind turbines, each 125 metres tall, on moorland between Loch Rannoch and Loch Ericht. The applicant has tried Read more…