The chief of Cluff Natural Resources – which aims to tap into substantial coal-ges reserves in the Forth estuary – has warned that the closure of the coal-fired Longannet power station poses a threat to to the energy supply in both Scotland and rUK. And he claims that his company’s Read more
The latest supply-market indicator published by OFGEM – the market regulator – shows that ‘green taxes’ will add £94 – about 7% – to the cost of the average UK household dual-fuel bill over the next year. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/green-taxes-add-7-to-average-uk-household-dual-fuel-bill/
Research by academics at Swansea University shows collisions between birds and buildings, power lines, wind farms and aircraft are increasing. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-05-01/number-of-bird-strikes-increasing/
THE new Marquess of Ailsa, Lord David Kennedy, has caved in to opposition to the eight giant turbines in sight of Culzean Castle and the Ailsa championship golf course in Ayrshire. http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tycoon-donald-trump-wins-battle-5614295
A new map shows the full extent of the “industrialisation” of the north-east by the windfarm industry. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/77983/no-escaping-impact-of-windfarms-in-scotland/
Glasgow is set to host All-Energy, The UK’s biggest renewable event, as it comes to the SECC on May 6th and 7th THERE is something majestic about the sight of a forest of giant white turbines. And nowhere in the UK is there a more impressive array than Read more
Prospective parliamentary candidates in the south of Scotland have been asked for their view on energy and wind turbines in particular, by the Borders Network of Conservation Groups (BNCG). All candidates in the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk seat and the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency were sent a Read more
By Graeme Strachan Scottish Natural Heritage has delivered a damning verdict on plans for a major windfarm in the Angus glens. Dr David Bale, area manager for Tayside and Grampian, said the proposed Macritch Hill windfarm would have a significant adverse impact on the Cairngorms National Park. He Read more