New figures showing Scotland’s progress towards decarbonising electricity generation demonstrate the risks posed by removing support for the renewables industry earlier than planned, energy minister Fergus Ewing has said. Statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change show Scotland generated 4,832 GWh of renewable electricity in the second quarter Read more
Ian Bell writes of “onshore wind energy production, in which Scotland is a world leader … ” This statement is a little wide of the mark. At the end of 2014 Scotland had some 5.2 GW of installed onshore wind power generation capacity. This figure was dwarfed by the capacity Read more
A record amount of Scotland’s electricity was generated from renewables in the first half of 2015. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/renewables-generate-record-scottish-electricity-output/
RSPB Scotland has welcomed a decision by the planning committee of Dumfries and Galloway Council to reject proposals for the 14 turbine Spango wind farm. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/dumfries-council-rejects-community-windpower-turbine-parc-bid-over-wildlife-risk/
Campaigners have been left furious after MSPs rejected their bid to stop huge windfarm developments encircling iconic Loch Ness. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/703027/campaigners-furious-bid-stop-windfarm-ditched-msps/
Details of a planned windfarm that could see turbines with a height of up to 80 metres built in Perthshire, will be on view to the public next month. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/details-of-proposed-perthshire-windfarm-to-be-revealed-to-public-1.901542
Callum McCaig The UK Government risks sending a ”worrying signal” by rolling back on policies to support clean technology, business leaders have warned. John Cridland, director general of the CBI, said businesses want to be part of the solution to tackling climate change and the green economy is ”brimming with Read more
By Craig Borland Bute Community Power’s planning application for two wind turbines at the island’s Auchintirrie farm has been refused – but only just. Following a discretionary hearing at Rothesay Pavilion on Tuesday, members of Argyll and Bute Council’s planning, protective services and licensing committee decided to turn down the Read more