A large turbine at a Samsø offshore windfarm was wrecked on Saturday, bringing electricity production at the site to a halt. http://cphpost.dk/news/business/wind-turbine-on-samso-crumbled-into-the-sea.html
Aberdeen International Airport (AIA) has become the latest objector to a controversial plan to install a turbine at the foot of a Buchan landmark. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/fraserburgh/765387/airport-becomes-latest-objector-to-controversial-fraserburgh-turbine/
A controversial wind farm plan for Highland Perthshire is on course to go to a public inquiry. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/public-inquiry-cards-crossburns-wind-6931766
Changes to Scottish Water EIA Consultation Process From housing to industry, Scotland’s water and waste water infrastructure is an important consideration in the planning and construction of new developments. Under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (‘the EIA Regulations’), Scottish Water should be consulted by Read more
The Scottish Government has been issued with a ‘final demand’ to end fuel poverty by Energy Action Scotland – the national fuel poverty charity. The letter sent to all Holyrood MPs as well as to Scottish Ministers is a ‘final reminder’ that it is exactly one year until the statutory Read more
Despite signing up to a $20 billion fund for clean energy research at the Paris climate talks, the UK Government has been accused of hypocrisy over renewable energy just days after cutting a vital £1 billion carbon capture and storage scheme in Scotland. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/snp-attack-tory-hypocrisy-in-supporting-20bn-un-clean-energy-research-after-axing-1bn-scottish-carbon-capture-project/
More wind generation connections in Scotland will lead to an increase in north-to-south transmission demand. http://www.energylivenews.com/2015/11/30/scottish-wind-connections-needed-to-meet-demand-says-grids-future-plan/
Much ado about London’s timorous cancellation of the sleekit £1 billion competition to develop a carbon dioxide capture and storage system for Peterhead gas power station (“Government pulls plug on scheme develop carbon capture technology”, The Herald, November 25). But the contrived fuss, not least at Holyrood, lacks any objectivity. Read more