MAS have designed a short noise survey with the hope of gaining some insight in to people’s perception and judgement of different samples of wind farm noise. The findings will be written up as part of a paper to be presented at the Inter-Noise conference 2016. The survey can be Read more
Scottish Affairs Committee Wednesday 13 April 2016 Meeting starts at 2.15pm Witnesses: Dr John Constable, Director, Renewable Energy Foundation, Professor Iain McLeod, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and the Scientific Alliance Scotland, and Linda Holt, Scotland Against Spin http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/25069e82-118c-4320-9c7b-94b1a68fe307
Scientific Alliance Scotland and the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders Scotland (IESIS) have submitted written evidence to the Scottish Affairs Select Committee in its inquiry into security of electricity supply in Scotland. Scientific Alliance tells MPs: Scotland needs new nuclear power to complement intermittent renewable energy generators
A plan to build the world’s first array of multiple floating offshore wind turbines in Scotland has been submitted by a former Scot-Govt. minister and the brother of another. Plan to build world’s first array of floating offshore wind turbines in Scotland launched by former Scot-Govt Minister and brother of Read more
Ministers are set to announce moves to include more British steel in defence projects amid an industry crisis, Business Secretary Sajid Javid has hinted. Mr Javid said Defence Procurement Minister Philip Dunne could make an announcement “in the coming days” on Ministry of Defence (MoD) acquisition of British steel. And Read more
ALLAN Wilson (“Threatened transmission charges must be fully scrutinised”, Agenda, The Herald, April 11) sounds a valuable warning about further disadvantage likely to be foisted on Scotland concerning the energy market and electricity transmission charges in particular. I was hoping that the review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Read more
The Government has suffered a fresh defeat in the Lords over scrapping subsidies for new onshore wind farms. Peers voted by 182 to 178, majority 4, for an Opposition amendment to extend exceptions to the plan allowing some projects to be completed where they had been given initial planning permission. Read more