Farmers and landowners who may have witnessed a fall in income due to the recent spate of bad weather, can add several thousands of pounds a year to their incomes. They need do nothing more than offer a field or small piece of land then watch their finances grow. Scotland Read more
The Telegraph reports that some high-interest bonds based on renewables subsidies are failing as subsidies are reduced: ‘Investors who bought a bond promising annual returns of 7.5pc from renewable energy company Wind Prospect Group face a three year wait to have their capital returned. ‘The “mini-bonds”, called ReBonds, were issued Read more
Developers have outlined to the Scottish government plans for the construction of a 151 MW wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. http://www.modernpowersystems.com/news/newsnew-wind-farm-proposed-for-scotland-4820719
Scottish Power Renewables has confirmed its final investment decision to proceed with a £2.5 billion investment in the East Anglia-1 project which, it claims, will be the ‘best value offshore windfarm in the world’ when completed. More than 100 wind turbines will be installed in the North Sea, about 25 Read more
MARK WILLIAMSON THE head of Scottish Power has underlined the company’s enthusiasm for the renewable energy business in the UK where it intends to invest €8.4 billion (£6.3bn) over the next five years. Chief corporate officer Keith Anderson said the investment will be concentrated on boosting the company’s renewable Read more
FELLOW subsidy-paying consumers may be interested to note that the electrical output of the UK measured windfleet has been in near total collapse for four of the last eight days.UK demand around 0900 today (February 24) was just over 43GW and wind generation was 0.4GW and still falling, providing only Read more
By Joshua King Controversial proposals for a 260ft wind turbine near a north-east village were blocked by councillors yesterday. The scheme at Nether Hythie Farm near Mintlaw drew a host of objections from local residents and the Ministry of Defence (MoD). First tabled in 2013 by Lonmay firm Oosterhof and Read more
By Leona Greenan Councillors have rejected plans for a controversial 76.5 metre turbine on the Blantyre/Cambuslang border at Flemington. Campaigners against the turbine were overjoyed with the news after launching a campaign to prevent the project, proposed by the Cambuslang-based Healthy n Happy charity. The charity had insisted the turbine Read more