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
NATIONAL Grid (NG), the private system operator of our high voltage electricity grid publicly issued two documents to the UK generating companies in June entitled System Needs and Product Strategy and Future Balancing Service. Drafted by engineers for engineers they clearly set out the very major problems that the grid Read more
An Edinburgh-based electricity demand-response provider has successfully stress-tested the generating assets it pledged to provide during the first full delivery year of the GB Capacity Market, which begins today. After winning agreements for 35 Capacity Market Units, delivering 206.3MW in January, Flexitricity passed industry tests proving capacity, reliability and responsiveness Read more
Rob Edwards A PLAN by the Duke of Buccleuch to build a large wind farm in southwest Scotland is facing fierce opposition from local residents and politicians across the political divide. Erecting 35 wind turbines on the hillsides between Sanquhar and Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway will wreck the landscape, Read more
SSE’s appeal to Scottish Ministers regarding a two year extension to their turbine development resulted in North Ayrshire Council being no longer able to determine the application. At last Wednesday’s planning committee meeting, the committee were instead asked to form an opinion on the merits of the case, to form Read more
THE letter from Maggie Chetty (August 31) fails to address the concerns of Scots who are worried about the cost implications of current energy policies on energy prices. Currently the addition of wind farms at Alnahara, Neart na Gaoithe et al will increase the generation capacity on the grid to Read more