OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s oil and gas firm Statoil plans to take the final investment decision in September on building a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland, set to be the first of its kind in the world, a spokesman for the company said on Tuesday. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-statoil-to-decide-on-scottish-floating-wind-farm-in-september-2015-7?IR=T
A new hub to allow Scottish energy companies to access the burgeoning renewable energy market in Japan has been opened in Nagasaki by Scotland’s Foreign Minister. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scot-govt-opens-new-scottish-renewables-energy-hub-in-japan-as-launchpad-to-target-200-billion-nuclear-replacement-power-market/
Sir, Energy policy needs to be based on facts. A scientific approach to evidence requires that facts be verifiable. It is entirely legitimate to use modelled estimates when hard data are incomplete. However, a scientific approach to modelling requires transparency about the model and its embedded assumptions. Last year WWF Read more
Some farmers are being advised to pull the plug on new wind energy projects until there is more certainty around Government policy. http://www.fginsight.com/news/farmers-axing-wind-projects-as-political-uncertainty-persists-4624
Wind turbines may catch on fire ten times more often than is publicly reported, putting nearby properties at risk and casting doubt on their green credentials, researchers have warned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/10971762/Wind-turbine-fires-ten-times-more-common-than-thought-experts-warn.html
The decision by East Renfrewshire Council (ERC) to remove all representations to planning applications from their on-line portal last year, received harsh criticism from residents, community groups and many elected members dismayed that the new procedure would make it impossible to view certain documents without a trip to the Planning Read more