In the last few years, East Renfewshire Council Planning Department has received a large number of objections from local residents and community councils , expressing first their concern, then their disbelief, followed by their absolute disgust at the endless number of wind turbine developments being granted planning permission on the Read more
Wind energy provider DONG Energy has launched a new scheme that offers commercial customers financial rewards for turning down their consumption or increasing onsite generation when the wind isn’t blowing. http://www.edie.net/news/6/DONG-energy-money-wind-business-incentive/
Yesterday I wrote about how wind park planners and the city councilmen who recklessly approve them may be held personally liable for damage to health that they cause, primarily through infrasound. With locals wind parks, too often crony deals are involved and legitimate opposition gets brushed aside or squashed. The Read more
By temporarily freezing the rule, the high court’s order raises fears that the centerpiece of the president’s clean power plan could be overturned http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/09/climate-change-supreme-court-barack-obama-plan
The Solar Trade Association (STA) wants the government to reconsider plans to increase VAT on domestic solar panels, wind turbines and hydro equipment from 5% to 20% this summer. http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/vat-rise-to-hit-domestic-renewable-energy-kit.htm
Have you ever seen two dogs battle it out over a stick so intently that they fail to spot the much more interesting rabbit which sits quietly not far from them? This is what is happening in Scotland in terms of the debate about whether Scotland pays its way within Read more
PINSTRIPE was very selective in the data he presented to your readers (“Change needed for all to get fair deal from Union”, The Herald, February 8). As a senior member of the financial services sector the contributor should have known that there is also a right-hand section to a ledger. Read more
The Scottish Power Foundation is to fund 14 postgraduate scholarships for students of energy and the environment. The bursaries for the next academic year are aimed at graduates wanting to pursue a career in energy related fields with a particular focus on the development of renewable energies and boosting biodiversity, Read more