By Andrew Argo Scottish economist Tony Mackay said the massive subsidies for onshore windfarms produced “supernormal” profits for Scottish businesses and landowners. The costs of the “unnecessarily high” payments have been borne by electricity consumers through higher bills, he believed, and the UK Government is right to reduce them. Read more
During the great rush to farmscale windpower generation, fuelled by generous Feed-in Tariffs, hundreds of Scottish farmers chose to install Irish-built C and F turbines – a choice they are now regretting. Several hundred farmers from across the country have suffered huge cost implications as a result of having C Read more
Johnnie Andringa, CEO of UK small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind, today called on the Scottish Government and UK rural businesses to act now to protect the Farm Scale wind industry in the UK http://www.altenergymag.com/news/2015/07/08/small-wind-must-not-let-decc-throw-the-baby-out-with-the-big-wind-bathwater-gaia-wind/20592/
Less than 3 weeks since the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) confirmed the Renewables Obligation (RO) will close a year earlier than previously planned and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced the intention to ‘give local people the final say’ over onshore wind farm planning Read more
Scottish economist Tony Mackay said the massive subsidies for onshore windfarms produced “supernormal” profits for Scottish businesses and landowners. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/economist-tony-mackay-backs-overly-high-windfarm-subsidy-axe-1.889048
David Ross Highland Correspondent A CONTROVERSIAL plan for a six-turbine wind farm on the edge of a world-famous landscape has been refused by a Scottish Government reporter after an appeal by the developers. The German firm behind the plan, the wpd group, had appealed to Ministers following repeated delays Read more
Onshore Wind Summit. Energy Minster Fergus Ewing has criticised the recent UK Government decision to end the Renewables Obligation early as ‘anti-business’ following a summit with the industry. The summit, held in Glasgow and attended by over 200 representatives from the across the sector, was an opportunity for the Read more
Written by Ian Ramage The SNP Government is obsessed with lining the pockets of foreign windfarm developers, according to campaigners who have condemned a summit to be hosted by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing tomorrow. He will meet representatives of the renewable energy sector in Glasgow where they are expected Read more