Fergus Ewing took part in Morning Call on Radio Scotland on 27th November 2014 in the course of which he said “The costs are not small of course. The cost per household of renewables is only £40.” The recording is available on BBC iPlayer until 27th December 2014. Start Read more
UK regulator Ofgem has approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland to connect 1.2GW of new renewable electricity generation to the national grid following completion in 2018. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/go-ahead-for-1-billion-moray-firth-subsea-cable-to-connect-1-2gw-of-scots-renewable-electricity-to-national-grid/
Prime minister says ‘enough is enough’ over payments for energy source and says put them in planning system Patrick Wintour, political editor David Cameron claimed on Tuesday the public was “fed up” with onshore windfarms and said the country did not need any more subsidised turbines on land now that Read more
The renewable power industry needs a fresh approach if it is to win the public’s support and reach its full potential, says OVO Energy’s Jessica Lennard Jessica Lennard The energy debate has left the territory of the rational. Graphs, logic, or claims to the moral high ground hold scant weight Read more
SYSTEMS thinking is vital to understanding how our planet functions, not least to understanding and tackling the causes and consequences of climate change. Yet the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears devoid of such thinking in Scotland and the UK. Scottish Renewables’ PR about carbon dioxide emissions “displaced” by Read more