THE largest offshore wind farm so far authorised for Scottish waters is to be jointly developed by a state-owned Chinese company and Portugal’s largest renewables firm. http://www.thenational.scot/news/chinese-and-portuguese-firms-join-forces-to-build-wind-farm-capable-of-supplying-power-to-700000-homes.8982
By Samantha Mathewson Wind farms are sprouting up around the world and while the jury is still out whether they are as effective as oil, one thing that is certain is that the large turbines are threatening bird populations such as the white-tailed eagle, a new study revealed. White-tailed eagles Read more
R.I.P. the British steel industry, once the mighty engine of this country’s industrial base. Over the past week, the blast furnaces and coke ovens at Redcar have been closed, with a loss of more than 2,000 jobs. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3278597/Our-idiotic-leaders-obsessed-green-sabotaged-Britain-s-steel-industry-writes-DOMINIC-LAWSON.html
A DIGGER worth about £26,000 has been stolen from rural farmland approximately eight miles north-east of Keith. http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Digger-stolen-from-windfarm-site-20102015.htm
Plans to build two 36m-high wind turbines near Oakley have been withdrawn due to “unforeseen changes” in government support for renewable energy. Developers wanted to build the structures at Remiltoun Farmhouse, Inzievar, and had previous plans for smaller turbines approved two years ago. However in a letter to Fife Council Read more
This consultation proposes a set of measures to control costs under the Feed-in Tariff, including revised tariffs based on updated technology cost data, a more stringent degression mechanism and deployment caps leading to the phased closure of the scheme in 2018-19. https://econsultation.decc.gov.uk/office-for-renewable-energy-deployment-ored/fit-review-2015
Cuts in support for renewable energy in the UK have been criticised by the UN’s chief environment scientist. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34555821
The controversial Dersalloch windfarm near Straiton has enabled over £200,000 of community benefit money to be given to North Carrick. http://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/dersalloch-windfarm-brings-in-over-200k-for-north-carrick-1-3916588