The Swedish energy firm planning a wind farm just outside Grantown has revealed that it is appealing against Highland Council’s refusal to allow the trial of two meteorological masts at the site. Vattenfall is challenging the local authority planning committee’s rejection of their plans for the temporary wind-measuring masts relating Read more
By Leeza Clark A controversial plan to expand a Scottish windfarm has been thrown out by the Government, amid fears it could seriously affect aircraft at Edinburgh Airport. The way Kennedy Renewables handled its proposal to nearly double the number of turbines on Little Raith near Cowdenbeath had been condemned Read more
Drax and Infinis shares plunge as Chancellor is accused of “punitive” attack on renewables companies By Emily Gosden, Energy Editor Shares in renewable energy companies plunged on Wednesday after the Chancellor unexpectedly slashed their incomes by ending an effective subsidy scheme. Industry groups accused George Osborne of making a Read more
Sir,– “Job Losses Blamed on Westminster” headlined Nicola Sturgeon’s response to the news Samsung was abandoning its offshore wind project in Methil. When the First Minister accused the Westminster Government of a lack of support, presumably she did not mean the Renewable Obligation (RO) subsidy scheme. Available since 2002, this Read more
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