It’s not been a good few days for the wind industry, one of the most highly subsidised parts of the UK economy. The cold weather means that the public is, naturally enough, consuming far more energy to keep warm. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11358770/Proof-that-the-wind-industry-cannot-be-relied-upon-for-our-electricity.html
RSPB Scotland has maintained its robust objection to controversial proposals by SSE for a huge windfarm at Strathy South, in the heart of the famous Flow Country peatlands of Sutherland. The conservation charity is urging others to make known their opposition to the plans by developers SSE as a public Read more
MOUNTAINEERS leaders have claimed plans for more than a dozen 400ft tall windfarms in the Borders would have a severe impact on the landscape. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) is objecting to the 14 turbine Whitelaw Brae development in the upper Tweed Valley. It points out that it is Read more