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Almost 50 onshore wind farms in Scotland consented during the past four years risk losing planning permission unless the UK government reinstates price support, claimed trade association Scottish Renewables (SR). A study by SR found a total 1621MW of Scottish wind has been consented since May 2015 when the Conservative Read more…
John Muir Trust appoints David Balharry as Chief Executive Respected conservationist and mountaineer to take the Trust’s helm in January 2020 https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/news/1801-john-muir-trust-appoints-david-balharry-as-chief-executive
By DB Watson, Retired chartered electrical engineer THE UK Parliament’s climate change committee in May this year opined that Net Zero CO2 emissions is possible by 2050 “with known technologies alongside changes in people’s behaviour”. Our politicians then made Net Zero by 2050 legally binding. Net zero anticipates a continuing Read more…
Just supposing that every household in Scotland paid about £350 to subsidise wind farms. And supposing also that the wind farm companies exported all that electricity and sold it on the open market. Scotland gets almost nothing back, and the price of electricity continues to go up. Would that be Read more…
Within the energy sector, oil and gas remain vital, with the offshore industry meeting 45 per cent of the UK’s overall energy needs. But with climate change higher up the news agenda than ever before, renewable energy clearly has a bigger role to play. Finally, according to Keith Patterson, partner Read more…
‘Real opportunity’ for Aberdeen as £1m floating wind center announced. … Paul Wheelhouse, Scottish Government minister for energy, connectivity and the islands, described the sector as a “huge opportunity” for the city as he announced a new more than £1 million Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/211029/real-opportunity-for-aberdeen-as-1m-floating-wind-center-announced/