Nationalisation could be a masterstroke for the Tories – Herald letters WHEN Conservative MP Robert Adley warned against the dangers of privatisation he held up a British Rail timetable – ” a wonderful book” – explaining that it allowed passengers (and freight) to travel smoothly from Wick to Penzance on Read more
Wind claims highly dubious ON reading Scottish energy journalism recently it seems the Scottish Renewables erroneous announcement that “97.4 per cent of Scotland’s electricity consumption [was] met by renewables in 2020″ is morphing into “Scotland produces 97.4% of its electricity from renewables”, implying a daily achievement. Both statements are wrong Read more
LAST October my TCW colleague Margaret Ashworth wrote how offshore wind turbines were getting bigger and bigger, with plans for a ‘monster’ on the horizon. Well, it’s here. The General Electric Haliade X is the world’s largest and most powerful turbine at 853ft high – just 150ft shorter than the Read more
I wonder if the people answering the new wind farm survey mentioned in Graham Lang’s letter (19th May ) gave a single thought to those forced to live next to these machines. People who lose amenity for necessary infrastructure like motorways, airports and railways are compensated, but not Read more
Holyrood has announced that former Transport Secretary Michael Matheson will take over responsibility for Scottish energy policy. Matheson will assume the new role of Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, which will encompass transport, environmental protection, energy and COP26 delivery. He served as Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Read more
Mike Hulme – and early thorn in the side of the wind industry – has died. Hulme rose to fame as a quiet determined voice of objection pitted against the idealistic Den Brook turbine developer Rachel Ruffles in a TV documentary. The documentary showed planners weighing up the arguments for Read more
It is undoubtedly no coincidence that Renewables UK chose this week to release the result of their survey showing support for onshore wind farms. They obviously got “wind” (pardon the pun), of Scotland Against Spin’s current petition to the Scottish Parliament seeking to “increase the ability of communities to Read more
The UK public want renewables to be at the top of government’s plans for green growth, according to a YouGov poll for RenewableUK. YouGov asked a weighted sample of 1700 people to rank the 10 key areas outlined in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Read more