Windfarm power plans raise mother’s concern – Energy Voice
The mother of a young girl who had double brain surgery just 11 months ago fears she will suffer if a controversial windfarm project goes ahead. Windfarm power plans raise mother’s concern
National Grid power capacity auction falls short of forecasts – Scottish Energy News
The UK’s latest auction for back-up electricity cleared well below expectations, casting doubt on how much new capacity will be built to avoid winter supply shortages in the future. The National Grid’s website showed Thursday’s auction for 2021-22 supply cleared at £8.40 per kilowatt (kW)/year, below the £15 to £25 Read more…
Dumfries councillors told proposed wind farm extension is ‘not too noisy’ – but is too high – Scottish Energy News
Councillors in Dumfries-shire have been told that a proposed 20-turbine extension to an existing wind farm with 66 turbines is ‘not too noisy’. Officials at Dumfries and Galloway Cooncil have advised them to approve the application by Fred Olsen Renewables to enlarge its Windy Standard wind farm at Brockloch Rig, Read more…
Wind farms at beauty spots linked to slump in visitors – Scotsman
Ilona Amos Wind farms erected in scenic landscapes could be a turn-off for tourists, according to a report. https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/wind-farms-at-beauty-spots-linked-to-slump-in-visitors-1-4687307
Leader comment: Turbines must not threaten tourism – Scotsman
It’s easy to dismiss opposition to the siting of wind farms as the predictable reaction of the determined Nimby. Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/leader-comment-turbines-must-not-threaten-tourism-1-4687361
Government warned not to drop manifesto pledge to block onshore wind farms after ministers suggest rules could be relaxed – Telegraph
MPs have warned the Government not to drop its manifesto pledge to block onshore wind farms after ministers suggested the rules could be relaxed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/11/government-warned-not-drop-manifesto-pledge-block-onshore-wind/
Herald (letters)
A MARTIAN visiting Earth might wonder how inhabitants that had invented nuclear power, were deliberately putting themselves in the position of having to rely on the weather for electricity, having made no progress with wave and tide, and were now contemplating dropping large weights down mine shafts as another possible Read more…