Ministers must come forward with stringent new plans for low-carbon heating, as targets to insulate homes and generate more power from offshore wind are inadequate and sales of gas boilers showed a record rise last year, energy experts warned. At current rates, it will take 700 years for the UK Read more
Highland Council planners have received a flood of objections to a Sutherland wind farm proposal. Around 290 representations have so far been made to the authority in connection with the nine-turbine Meall Buidhe scheme. The majority, but not all, of these are objections. Meall Buidhe Renewables LLP are seeking consent Read more
Chirmorie Wind Farm – Screening. Dumfries and Galloway/South Ayrshire. Ref No ECU00002150 Chirmorie Wind Farm Ltd (the Applicant) intends to submit an application for further variation of consent under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989 for the consented Chirmorie Wind Farm (CWF located approximately 5 km south west of Read more
Cartoon in the Guardian today. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2020/oct/06/steve-bell-on-boris-johnsons-wind-power-pledge-cartoon?fbclid=IwAR1gbd1JSqZ51nYzk17C3_URGnwPKybbguH6eVsG7sZ3drGDuudtwPXKnIc
Back in 2013, a London mayor by the name of Boris Johnson declared wind farms could not “pull the skin off a rice pudding”. Today, a Prime Minister by the name of Boris Johnson used his Conservative Party conference speech to claim that “offshore wind will be powering every home Read more
Local councillors have refused to support plans for a new windfarm near Stonehaven. The proposal by Natural Power Consultants could see 10 wind turbines and associated infrastructure installed as an extension to the existing Mid Hill Wind Farm. While the proposed windfarm would not be located in the Marr area Read more
Not sure how they got around the Finney judgement for this wind farm https://scotlandagainstspin.org/…/update-supreme-court…/ Permission has been given to increase the height of the eight turbines to be installed at the planned new Greengairs East wind farm. The turbines first proposed for the site north of Easterton on Airdrie Road Read more
Union Unite has questioned if there is an over-reliance on wind following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s policy speech on Tuesday. The workers’ representative group said energy policy should include a ‘mix’ of supply, including low-carbon nuclear. Assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail said: “We welcome the prime minister’s conversion to offshore Read more