A serious head injury caused to a sea eagle found stricken on Scottish moorland may have been caused by a wind turbine, the RSPB has said. The protected predator is the largest bird of prey in the UK. Its huge wingspan means it is sometimes called the “flying barn door”. Read more…
National Grid had to pay £50m to EDF to reduce electricity generation at one of its nuclear power plants The energy regulator has ordered an investigation into the National Grid after the cost of maintaining the system during lockdown hit a record £718m. The UK’s electricity system suffered a historic Read more…
A developer has submitted plans to the Scottish Government to expand one of the largest wind farms in Moray. Statkraft is proposing to add nine 490 foott turbines to the 29 that are already operational at the Berry Burn site, about eight miles south of Forres. Advances in technology since Read more…