The UK is quite windy. We need to reduce our carbon emissions. Take these two propositions together and it seems obvious that wind power could be a significant chunk of the solution. We already know that wind-power is costly and nearly always runs way below capacity. But a new paper Read more
An Angus Council committee has bunkered an appeal over a wind turbine overlooking a golf course. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/angus/angus-council-refuses-wind-turbine-appeal-1.649598
A public inquiry is expected to take place early next year into plans for an 18-turbine wind farm in Peeblesshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29785405
National Grid report expected to reveal tighter power margins and unveil emergency measures to keep lights on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11191906/National-Grid-Britain-at-greater-risk-of-blackouts-as-power-stations-close.html
David Ross Highland Correspondent ENERGY giant SSE has been told by the regulator it should be allowed to lay a subsea cable across the Moray Firth for £1.1 billion – £170 million less than the firm had calculated. Ofgem approved plans for a 100-mile link, between Caithness and Moray, which Read more
A 10GW fleet of wind farms across the UK can guarantee to provide less than two per cent of its maximum output By Emily Gosden, and Peter Spence Wind farms can never be relied upon to keep the lights on in Britain because there are long periods each winter in Read more
Plans for a floating windfarm nine miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire could be lodged with Marine Scotland early next year. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/10/plans-windfarm-kincardine-coast/
UK offshore wind power developers must start closing investment deals during the next 18 months in order to drive momentum that will ensure Britain continues to operate a world leading sector, the chief executive of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has warned. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2377719/offshore-wind-industry-must-get-some-deals-done-says-green-investment-bank-chief