February 14, 2015

The leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have pledged a cross-party fight against climate change. http://renews.biz/84154/uk-leaders-make-climate-vow/

The unexpected collapse of a giant wind turbine earlier this year that scattered debris across a wide area in Northern Ireland was put down to a fault in its systems for controlling the blades, the company said. http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/feb/turbine-collapse-cause.cfm

A row has broken out within the wind power industry over the future of small wind farm installations in the UK, and the subsidies that should be paid to them. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-row

Buildings close to the Glenchamber wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway will receive a discount on their electricity bills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31458779