Support is being sought in the Highlands for a petition calling on the Scottish Government to allow communities a greater say over planning decisions relating to onshore wind farms, with 10 days left until a deadline for submissions. The public petition was lodged in March by Scotland Against Spin (SAS), Read more…
Turbines are worse than useless FURTHER to recent letters on the unreliability of wind-generated electricity (May 31 and June 1, 2 & 3), following its plaudits by the policy director of Scottish Renewables, Morag Watson, a point seemingly overlooked is their drain of power when they are static. Thus, they Read more…
South Africa’s Verreaux’s eagles have a problem. The very landscapes they favour, where the air currents along vast ridges carry them as they soar, are prime locations for wind farm developers – who want to make use of exactly the same resource. “At least 24 carcasses have been picked up Read more…
Germany could be forced to import energy from Britain within years, according to new research, as the UK’s shift to green power takes off. Energy generated from offshore wind farms could soon be exported to continental Europe as energy prices are forecast to rise, especially in Germany, according to S&P Read more…