A REPORT by ClimateXChange claims to increase understanding of how to better predict and mitigate visual, shadow flicker and noise impacts of new wind farm developments. http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/lochgelly/articles/2015/07/13/538800-campaigners-concern-that-wind-farm-study-falls-short/
Australia has slammed the door shut on any new government-funded investment in renewable energy schemes as Prime Minister Tony Abbott extends his “war on wind power”. The new directive banning investing in existing wind technology will also apply to small-scale solar projects. In doing so Mr Abbott has sent a Read more
A wind farm in Kennoxhead, South Lanarkshire, has received planning consent while Limekiln Wind Farm, in Caithness, has been refused Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Wind-farm-decisions-1b26.aspx
By Iain Ramage A leading Highland anti windfarm campaigner has branded a Scottish Government emergency summit about onshore windfarms “a wake”, to mourn the end of massive public subsidies. More than 150 organisations were represented at Energy Minister Fergus Ewing’s Glasgow gathering on Thursday, largely companies who have been beneficiaries Read more
River Thames could freeze over in 2030s when Northern Hemisphere faces bitterly cold winters, scientists say http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11733369/Earth-heading-for-mini-ice-age-within-15-years.html
Mark Latham Deputy Business Editor Influential Scottish economist Tony Mackay has claimed that the subsidies paid to onshore wind farms in Scotland are “unnecessarily high” and have led to “supernormal” profits for businesses and landowners. In his July report on the state of the Scottish economy the Inverness-based economist Read more
German study found humans hear sounds from around 8 hertz This is a whole octave lower than had previously been assumed Wind farms produce something known as infrasound at 16HZ Wind energy sector has previously claimed noise was inaudible http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3156778/Can-hear-wind-farms-hum-electricity-Researchers-claims-human-hearing-better-thought.html
ON reading the letter from DB Watson (July 6) I am reminded how informed many of those who seek answers to the many challenging questions surrounding wind farming can be. On the other hand the spokesmen for Scottish Renewables and of course the Minister, Fergus Ewing, can do no Read more