An international conservation body has made a last-minute appeal to Scottish Ministers to reject the planned Strathy South wind farm, warning it could prevent the area from being designated as a World Heritage site. But the intervention by the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG), has triggered a clash involving RSPB Read more
By Murdo Fraser Earlier this year, and under the weight of thousands of job cuts in the UK’s oil and gas industry, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon remarked that campaigns for the divestment of pension funds and others from the oil and gas industry would indeed be “unhelpful” to Scotland’s economy. Read more
Energy policy in Britain has been a self-destructive mess for as long as I can remember, and by the look of it, things may be about to get messier still. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/08/a-ruinous-price-will-be-paid-for-britains-scandalous-failure-in/
Peel Wind Farms PEEL WIND FARMS (YELL) LIMITED ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997 THE ELECTRICITY WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2000 Notice is hereby given that Peel Wind Farms (Yell) Limited, Company registration number: 07551084, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, UK, M17 8PL Read more
The proposed setback of 10 x turbine height forecloses the option of turning rural areas into an industrial zone for the wind industry. http://en.friends-against-wind.org/news/wind-industry-cries-wolf-at-first-attempt-of-proper-regulation
A leading renewables expert said “sooner or later” companies will have no choice but to shift their position on green energy. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/103652/renew-news-firms-must-sooner-later-change-position-green-energy/
For investors who seek long-term low-risk investments, the 20 year lifespan of an onshore wind farm is an attractive prospect http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/09/wind-industry-offshore-investors-china-europe
The Trump Organisation described the announcement about survey work starting on the £230million European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) as a “meaningless” sales pitch. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/103595/trump-start-eowdc-work-meaningless-chatter/