A new electricity transmission link between Orkney and the Scottish main land could be worth at least £371m to the local economy, according to a study. This would rise to £807m if the wave and tidal energy industry makes use of the cable too. For Scotland the figures are a Read more
Pre Application ECU Reference: ECU00003267 Wind Farm (Generating station of >50 < 100 MW Capacity Statkraft UK Ltd intends to apply to the Scottish Ministers for permission to construct and operate West Andershaw Wind Farm an extension to Andershaw Wind Farm, South Lanarkshire. http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00003267
Britain risks ending up a net importer of renewable energy in the decades ahead – despite its world-leading wind power resource – due to a national regulatory system that tips the price scales in favour of the EU countries’ electricity exports, according to a new report. New analysis by consultancy Read more
SOME recent letters regarding mains electrical power provision reveal, in my opinion, partisan attachments for or against certain power generation methods. Why, I do not know, for this a practical matter which depends on established facts, the most important of which is that wind turbines are used in large numbers Read more
This is a pretty startling map although only accurate to 2018. Zoom in on Scotland and weep! The brown dots are Wind Farms. Click on each one to identify. https://www.mygridgb.co.uk/map/
I was delighted to be able to attend the International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise which was held remotely last week. Myself and another wind farm neighbour gave a graphic description of living with wind turbines to an audience of acoustic consultants, medical experts, developers and government officials from around Read more
By Sandra Dick Scotland’s future electricity supplies are being put at risk due to failures by ministers to fully explore the consequences of relying on renewable energies. The Energy Strategy Group of The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES) says there is a “lack of attention to engineering issues” by Read more
A reminder that tomorrow sees the start of the Clauchrie Wind Farm Inquiry (South Ayrshire) WIN-370-3 Session 1 – Landscape & Visual Impact, Including Wild Land, Aviation Lighting/Night-Time Impacts, and Residential Amenity Monday, 24th May 2021 at 10:00am AND WIN-110-1 – Fetteresso Wind Farm – Pre Inquiry Meeting – Aberdeenshire Read more