As from 1st April 2017, farmers will be feeling the heat as those that own and operate small scale wind turbines will be subject to some significant rises in business rates. https://www.farminguk.com/news/Farmers-who-own-wind-turbines-subject-to-significant-business-rate-increase-come-April_45219.html
Increasing technological development is putting communities at risk due to insidious low frequency noise and vibration. Vulnerable at risk groups include those working in high exposure environments, such as airline pilots and other transportation industries, and those living in close proximity to industrial scale installations. http://en.friends-against-wind.org/health/low-frequency-noise-and-health
Jack Ponton, FREng Some of our politicians have recently shown much excitement about the prospects for power from tides around Scotland. http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/we-must-not-be-swept-away-by-politicians-current-enthusiasm-for-tide-power-1-4330193
Rob Edwards IT actually was the end of an era. On March 24, 2016, Scottish Power closed down the 2,400-megawatt power station at Longannet in Fife … and king coal died. The closure of Scotland’s biggest generating station marked the end of coal-fired electricity production north of the Border. Its Read more