Application For Consent Under Section 36 Of The Electricity Act 1989, And Under Section 57(2) Of Town And Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, For The Construction And Operation Of The Drum Hollistan Wind Farm http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118207
Sir, Janet Barber (Letters, August 24) has correctly highlighted the inevitable environmental costs of using rare-earth metals in seemingly green, renewable technologies. Magnets manufactured from these metals are used extensively in wind turbines and for extending the range of electric vehicles. The manufacture of solar PV panels — the icon Read more
I MUST admit that I was disappointed with the reaction generated by my recent letter (August 28), where I warned that global reserves of coal could run out as early as 2040. That is the good news – but the bad news is that the world will have next to Read more
SSE Renewables says it is ‘disappointed’ by the decision of South Ayrshire’s Regulatory Panel to recommend refusal to an application to build an extension to the existing Hadyard Hill wind farm. Read more at: http://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/business/council-committee-objects-to-hadyard-hill-extension-1-4550485