The church intends to erect wind turbines on some of the 15 sites in Wales and Scotland that it bought last year for £49 million Phil Noble/PA Ben Webster Environment Editor Published at 12:01AM, November 14 2015 The Church of England has accused the government of betraying its climate change Read more
Commenting ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement next week (25 Nov 2015) Mark Stewart, RSM’s head of renewable energy in Scotland said: ‘Over the last few months, the renewables industry has been hammered by a raft of policy proposals which have dramatically affected the financial viability of many new renewable Read more
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing is campaigning for Scottish businesses which are losing out due UK Government indecision on the future of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The RHI is a UK Government initiative that provides financial incentives to increase the uptake of renewable-energy heating projects. Ewing is pressing the Read more
by Jamie Ross The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will not back down in its bid to stop a wind turbine being built at the base of a north-east beauty spot. Fraserburgh Development Trust (FDT) wants to erect a 259ft turbine at the base of Mormond Hill, near Strichen, which it Read more
by Iain Ramage Academics have clashed with politicians and developers over the amount of power generated by windfarms, as green energy targets are missed on both sides of the border. The argument over the technology has intensified following UK Government cuts in subsidies to developers. Amid growing concern about Read more
Energy Targets and Scottish Planning Policy Scottish Gov Heads of Planning Letter RE Targets 11.11.15