October 2015

On the same day that a construction industry coalition and fuel poverty charities called for £10bn housing energy-efficiency improvement programme in Scotland, a vulnerable, house-bound, disabled resident in rural Aberdeenshire has sent this letter – in desperation – to Scottish Energy News. See full story here: http://www.scottishenergynews.com/this-will-be-my-third-winter-with-no-hot-water-heating-or-insulation-exclusive-diary-of-a-life-in-fuel-poverty-misery-in-that-shames-scotland/

The Clyde onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire – already one of the biggest such projects in Europe – is set to get even bigger. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/sse-orders-50-new-siemens-turbines-for-clyde-wind-farm-extension-2/

Councillors will decide the fate of a proposed windfarm that could dominate part of the Perthshire skyline. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/campaigners-urge-perth-and-kinross-council-to-reject-major-windfarm-plan-1.904884

Greig Cameron Strathclyde Pension Fund has committed around £50 million to the world’s largest offshore wind investment fund. It was one of the backers in a second round of fundraising by the Green Investment Bank’s offshore wind fund. The £355m secured takes the fund to £818m as it closes in Read more

FARMERS and landowners in the Buckie area could get a free wind turbine on their land to supply 95 per cent of their power needs thanks to a £9 million scheme. http://www.banffshire-journal.co.uk/Buckie/Wind-turbine-9m-project-12102015.htm

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has so far raised £818m for its offshore wind fund, the government-owned bank announced today. http://www.cityam.com/226385/green-investment-bank-says-it-has-raised-818m-for-offshore-wind-farms

The Scottish Government will today (12 Oct) take its campaign on the future of renewable energy to London as it renewed calls for the UK Government to change course on its cuts in support for renewable energy. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scot-govt-host-renewables-roundtable-in-london-ahead-of-summit-between-energy-ministers-rudd-and-ewing/

CAMPAIGNERS are up in arms after a planning application was lodged for a controversial wind turbine in Cambuslang. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/charitys-76-metre-high-wind-6588783