Dermot Nolan, the boss of energy regulator Ofgem has admitted he would “very much prefer” if the UK’s network firms were not “monopolies”. http://www.energylivenews.com/2014/11/05/ofgem-boss-would-prefer-network-firms-werent-monopolies/
Councillors ended hopes of a 12-turbine wind farm being erected on top of Mormond Hill yesterday after backing the local authority’s planners recommendation to refuse the application. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/68187/councillors-refuse-mormond-hill-wind-turbine-application/
Northampton-headquartered energy company Infinis has secured a £52m facility to fund a wind farm project in Scotland. http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/127131-infinis-secures-52m-scottish-wind-farm
I NOTE with interest your article which quoted Lang Banks of the WWF praising renewable electricity generation in Scotland from wind and solar sources, using statistics that they produced power in October “equivalent” to the requirement of more than three million homes, while ignoring all the other demands on power Read more
TRUST in energy suppliers in the UK has risen in recent months, with more people believing their power company to be transparent and fair, a survey by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) suggests. Worries about energy bills are at their lowest since the survey, conducted every three Read more
By Tim Pauling Environmentalists and anti-windfarm campaigners suspect a cover-up over the number of golden eagles killed by wind turbines. They believe a decision to put back a census of bird numbers by two years is an attempt to hide the facts from the public. Scottish Natural Heritage said there Read more