EXCLUSIVE by Scottish Energy News Correspondent The cost of funding government environmental levies will continue to rise according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). http://www.scottishenergynews.com/sse-chief-household-power-bills-will-double-by-2020-as-uk-green-levies-rocket-upwards/
Highland Councillors have unanimously backed plans for a 14-turbine windfarm on the island of Skye, despite the site earmarked being near the area of the world famous Cuillin Ridge and its resident golden eagles. Glen Ullinish Wind Farm is to be located between Ose and Struan at Allt Dughaill. It Read more
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