The RSPB has applied to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against a major wind farm development which it believes would hit seabird colonies. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/rspb-takes-case-against-wind-farm-development-to-supreme-court/
THE “pause” in global warming for nearly two decades is continuing, and bearing in mind the UK’s tiny proportionate contribution to world greenhouse gas output and the unprovable, unproven basis for these gases’ impact on climate changes, it is surely justified now to repeal the Climate Change Acts (2008,9) We Read more
A London-listed renewables specialist has said it is investing £20 million in an energy storage plant that is being developed in West Lothian amid some controversy. The Renewables Infrastructure Group has acquired the 20 megawatt Broxburn unit from Renewable Energy Systems, which won an appeal in March against West Lothian Read more
Mark Macaskill More than £300m has been paid in compensation for wind turbines to lie idle in Scotland, sparking calls for an end to the green energy “subsidy junket”. John Constable, director of the Renewable Energy Foundation, claims that since 2011, about £328m has been paid to wind farms not Read more
Tidal power developer Atlantis Resources has generated 1 GWh of electricity to the national grid from its MeyGen sea-bed turbines off Caithness. Using the four AR1500 tidal steam turbines to generate the energy, the 1GWh provides power for as many as 700,000 homes. The 6MW MeyGen facility is part of Read more
It was built by the renowned 19th century civil engineer Thomas Telford to serve the then booming fishing industry in the north of Scotland. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/future-scotland/tech/historic-wick-harbour-buildings-to-become-wind-farm-hub-1-4529178
Tom Gordon Scottish Political Editor LABOUR will today claim to be more green than the Scottish Greens, saying its left-wing rival is too distracted by independence to focus on the environment. Unveiling a plan to make Scotland more eco-friendly, Labour will say it is now “the country’s true green party”. Read more
A renewable energy company is challenging a recent decision by Scottish Borders Council to reject plans for an eight-turbine wind farm near Grantshouse. London-based LE20 sought full consent last year to erect 100-metre-high turbines on 135 hectares of sloping grazing land at Howpark Farm. The site, a mile from Grantshouse, Read more