Set up just over four years ago, Airborne Energy – the independent Scottish small-scale urban wind specialist – is preparing for a major marketing launch next year with its next generation of turbines. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/airborne-energy-prepares-for-take-off-with-next-generation-of-wind-turbines/
Stormy weather and dip in nuclear marks new record for electricity generation from wind, reports Carbon Commentary http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/uk-wind-power-bests-nuclear-power-for-a-few-symbolic-minutes
SCOTLAND’S looming energy crisis was laid bare yesterday after it emerged cracks were found at ageing Hunterston B nuclear power station. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/519536/Scotland-faces-energy-crisis-as-cracks-appear-in-power-policy
I NOTE with interest Alan J Sangster’s claim (Letters, October 4) that the more honest choice is between accepting wind farms or having no wild place at all. This demonstrates a naive and tragic misunderstanding of reality and a lack of concern for a priceless and fragile asset: Scotland’s landscape. Read more
By Sue Restan Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has been accused of submitting an “inadequate and lazy” response to a planning application for a highly controversial windfarm in Inverness-shire. More than 1,200 people have lodged comments about Edinburgh-based developer wpd Scotland’s plans to build six 392ft turbines on the slopes of Read more