By Judith Patten More than 7000 people are expected at the annual All-Energy exhibition and conference at the SEC in Glasgow on May 15 and 16, with up to 250 exhibitors and nearly 500 speakers. The opening day will see First Minister Nicola Sturgeon deliver a keynote address. Others in Read more
By Brian Donnelly Business Correspondent ENERGY firm Red Rock Power has secured £80 million in financing from NatWest for its Afton Wind Farm in East Ayrshire. The 50MW onshore project was acquired by Edinburgh-based Red Rock Power debt-free in October. The firm said the deal now increases its internal rate Read more
Britain’s electricity grid has gone a full week without coal for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, the system operator has confirmed. The new record – the first coal-free week since use of the fossil fuel for electricity began in the 19th century – was set at 1.24pm on Read more
WWF are calling on the Scottish Government to bring forward a Scottish Environment Act to protect our environment. Whatever you think about WWF now is your chance to have your say by 11 May. https://www.wwf.org.uk/scotland/join-fight-scotlands-nature or you can submit your comments direct at https://consult.gov.scot/environment-forestry/environmental-principles-and-governance/
WIND is sustainable – wind turbines are not. They are grossly inefficient, sited far from population centres, so their transmission clutter is everywhere. Wind farms desecrate Europe’s graceful hills and mountains, destroying such beautiful landscapes as those of Scotland and the Franco-Spanish border. In a decade or so wind power Read more
Plans to build a windfarm beside the scenic Rhinns of Kells have provoked a storm of protest. Torrs Hill Wind Farm is proposing to install up to 12 turbines two kilometres east of Corserine — the highest summit of the range. A scoping report to the council states that some Read more
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By Joseph Anderson Scottish Borders Council is to notify the Scottish Government it objects to proposed new wind turbines at Crystal Rig Wind Farm, in the Lammermuir Hills. Fred Olsen Renewables, a subsidiary of Oslo-based Bonheur ASA, wants to add 11 more turbines at Crystal Rig, bringing the total number Read more