In a recent letter to Philip Dunne MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Cllr Angus Campbell, Leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar said: “As you will be aware, the Outer Hebrides and the Uists have an unrivalled wind energy resource and the local community is keen to harness that Read more
Allt Carach bites the dust by Dougal Quixote ABO-WESAYNO ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Supporter We are absolutely delighted to tell you that tomorrow ABO Wind will announce their withdrawal from the Allt Carrach wind farm site! Their press release claims that the site is not windy enough. They also claim that they Read more
Martin Williams Donald Trump is to take his legal challenge to an offshore wind farm to the European courts. It follows the UK Supreme Court’s decision to reject the US presidential candidate’s appeal against plans for 11 turbines off Aberdeen, close to his golfing development at Menie. Scottish Government ministers Read more
Andrew Follett Energy and Environmental Reporter Denmark’s new government will reduce the amount of money it spends on “green” energy by 67 percent, according to a Sunday New York Times article. Denmark and other Nordic countries have long been viewed as environmental utopias, but the government plans to reduce spending Read more
The Belgian online Le Peuple here interviewed István Marko, Professor of Chemistry at the UCL, and a so-called climate non-alarmist, on what he thought of the results of the highly ballyhooed Paris COP21 climate summit and agreement. http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.6u6sad3q.dpbs
The changes will cut into tax breaks for firms – but specifically including the complete removal of tax reliefs from renewable energy assets that are not community owned.