Booming profits from British windfarms have more than made up for declining oil and gas revenues at Dong Energy, a state-owned Danish utility which says it is transforming itself from a high to low-carbon power producer. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/27/british-windfarms-boom-dong-energy-danish-firm
It’s a sight that tends to draw mixed responses. For some people, a rugged, windswept farmland scattered with scores of giant wind turbines is beautiful, futuristic spectacle. To others, the slow-moving behemoths taking over landscapes are an eyesore. http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160425-harnessing-the-money-in-wind-power
Wind farms are a frequently-discussed topic in Berwickshire, and an audience member wanted to know whether candidates were “for or against wind farms in this constituency”? http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local-news/all-local-news/candidates-give-their-views-on-wind-farms-1-4112419
James Murray The government’s controversial efforts to roll back a host of green policies have been dealt a dual blow by the House of Lords this week, after peers voted to retain subsidies for wind farms that boast local community support and backed an amendment to effectively reintroduce the scrapped Read more
LESS wind fuelled a 25 per cent fall in underlying profits to £84 million at ScottishPower’s renewables business in the first three months of the year. Milder weather also contributed to a 3 per cent fall in underlying profits to £174m at the company’s retail and generation business – which Read more
A group of digital entrepreneurs have launched a kickstarter campaign to take a prototype mobile device that monitors for Low Frequency Noise and claims to help guard and reduce against the negative impacts from LFN was launched on the 27th April to coincide with International Noise Awareness Day. The company Read more