February 3, 2016

The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/energy-and-climate-change-committee/

North Devon Council said it had spent an estimated £60,000 carrying out monitoring work at the 22-turbine site at near West Down since 2012. http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/fullabrook_noise_costs_are_revealed_1_4402267

A press release by Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft reports how offshore North and Baltic Sea wind turbines need to be in operation for 25 years before they become profitable, but that they are prone to shortened lifespans due to rust from the harsh sea environment. http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.0c2SBtfz.dpbs

A scoping report has been submitted to the Scottish government on plans to build 42 wind turbines in the Lowther Hills in Dumfries and Galloway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-35481877

COMMUNITY groups are forming an alliance in a bid to block an invasion of wind farms along the southern Borders. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/14249367._quot_This_will_trash_the_area_for_tourism_quot_/

Controversial plans to build a 260ft wind turbine near a north-east village have been put on hold until councillors visit the site. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/100603/wind-turbine-put-on-hold/

A multi-million-pound Fife Council initiative to produce its own green energy has been scrapped in a bid to claw back the authority’s massive historic equal pay deficit. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fife-council-scraps-green-energy-scheme-amid-pressure-to-settle-equal-pay-claims-1.922599