SSE’s Peterhead power station has been awarded a National Grid contract to provide peak demand back-up electricity supplies. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/sse-wins-15m-on-demand-uk-power-supply-contract-for-peterhead-gas-plant/
Heriot-Watt University and Gaia Wind – a leading Scottish manufacturer of small scale wind turbines – have teamed up to research a solution to balancing energy supply for wind power. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/heriot-watt-experts-and-gaia-wind-team-up-to-develop-hybrid-energy-storage-system/
WORCESTER — A wind power experiment has come to an end at Walmart. http://www.telegram.com/article/20150322/NEWS/303229690/1116
It had to happen, we suppose: since even a utility-grade wind turbine might ship with a handy Webby control interface, someone was bound to do it badly. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/24/wind_turbine_blown_away_by_csrf_vulnerability/
By Jane Candlish Political parties have been challenged to state their position on protection of Scotland’s mountains and wild land in the run-up to May’s general election. It is feared that increasing numbers of windfarm developments are threatening the landscape. Thousands of people have already signed a petition calling for Read more
The Fife plant, Scotland’s last coal-fired power station, had been expected to shut down by 2020 but confirmation of its premature closure will come as a huge blow. There are around 430 permanent on-site employees, while around 100 small businesses receive regular contracts from the power station, worth around £10m Read more