The online Spiegel has an article that really drives home the energy hardship that German consumers are suffering, “due to the rising costs of electricity“, brought on by the country’s hasty rush into green energies. http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.R92pRaIv.dpbs
Decisions taken on Sallachy and Glencassley. Minsters have refused consent for a 22 turbine wind farm located at Sallachy and Duchally estate in central Sutherland and a 23 turbine wind farm situated at Glencassley Estate, by Lairg also in Sutherland. Ministers have considered both applications fully. When considering the Sallachy Read more
You can view the full list of key energy staff at the UK Department of Energy (DECC) who report to Amber Rudd, the UK Energy minister – here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477367/decc-organogram-external.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decc-corporate-organogram
Green energy supplier Ecotricity – which owns and operates a number of wind power sites in Scotland and England – today (17 Nov 2015) launches a new small wind turbine. The windmill is designed and manufactured in Britain by Ecotricity’s new subsidiary, Britwind, which it formed in 2014, and which Read more
The Glasgow-based UK Offshore Renewable Energy agency (ORE) has announced a deal with Denmark’s LM Wind Power to develop an innovative blade test method that could help to reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% – and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone. Testing of Read more