Scotland has met a key target for renewable energy consumption, according to official figures. Statistics published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change show 57.7% of Scottish electricity consumption came from renewables in 2015 – 7.7% ahead of the 50% target. The SNP welcomed the figures and pledged Read more
I AM grateful to Alan J Sangster (Letters, March 29) for his response to my letter (March 25) seeking verifiable facts supporting the ability of renewables to consistently provide stable base-load capacity over the national grid. Unfortunately he fails to provide a single actual fact in relation to my question. Read more
The planning committee of Scottish Borders Council has lodged an objection to the extension of a wind farm near Stow. The controversial bid comes from Wind Prospects Development 2 Ltd which wants to add seven turbines, up to 110 metres high, to the array already operating at Longpark, just south Read more
SIR – Mary Young’s letter regarding aviation safety was extremely worrying. When planning councillors think that they know more than the experts at the Ministry of Defence regarding the safe siting of wind turbines you have to ask ‘are they living on the same planet as the rest of us?’ Read more
SIR – I fully agree with Lyndsey Ward’s letter (P & J, March 30) since the MoD knows its aircraft best. One must remember these aircraft, like the Tornado and the Typhoon, are capable of very low speeds at very low levels. They are capable of flying fast at lower Read more
The UK’s steel industry is facing a number of pressures. The collapsing price of steel – which is, in part, being driven by the ‘dumping’ of Chinese steel in European markets – is placing huge competitiveness pressures on the UK’s steel industry. However, the UK’s energy and climate policies have Read more