By Martin Williams Senior News Reporter HOUSEHOLDS are facing a huge hike in their energy bills after a record surge in subsidy payments to switch off Scottish wind farm turbines partly caused by them producing too much power, an analysis has found. In the two months of this year, £69 Read more
Banks Renewables has withdrawn its Judicial Review case against the UK government’s third Contracts for Difference allocation round, according to BEIS. A judgment hearing took place this morning at 10am at the Administrative Court in London. A spokesman for BEIS said: “We are pleased this case has been withdrawn and Read more
The cost of excess wind power in the first two months of 2020 amounted to £72 million in payments to wind farms to reduce output, mostly (£69 million) in Scotland. Last year’s annual total of £139 million was a record, but does not seem likely to remain so for long. Read more
Between 2005 and 2015 The Scotsman regularly printed my letters and those of Professor Anthony Trewavas about wind farms and specific proposals near the Pentland Hills. Our group, Penicuik Environment Protection Association, was vindicated when Auchencorth Moss was included in the Pentlands Special Landscape Area in 2017. The Government has Read more
Railways pension scheme RPMI Railpen has acquired a 90% stake in the 46MW Carraig Gheal wind farm in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, from GreenPower International. The project comprises 20 Siemens Gamesa 2.3MW turbines and has been operational since 2013. It benefits from support under the Renewables Obligation scheme. Not details Read more
Controversial plans for giant wind farm in the Rhinns of Kells in New Galloway scrapped – Daily Record Controversial plans to build a giant wind farm in the Rhinns of Kells have been scrapped. Torrs Hill Wind Farm Ltd had lodged an outline bid for 12 turbines below the scenic Read more
Another good letter from Wales this morning. Tell doctor the answer lies in British soil What on earth is going on? (pun intended)! It was banal enough when Ben Goldsmith (English financier and environmentalist) tweeted that ‘overgrazing’ by upland sheep farmers was responsible for the devastating floods in south Wales, Read more
University the stumbling block Sir, – In the article “Social media backing sought for bid to build university wind farm” (Courier, March 5) the anonymous Amnesty International spokesman said “our aim now is to make Kenly a nationwide issue and steer public opinion towards this worthy cause in order to Read more