Power prices Your editorial “Economic case for fossil fuels is fading” (11 December) quotes Fatih Bisol, of the International Energy Agency saying a “historic surge in clean energy investment could create millions of jobs and increase economic growth”. Firstly, investment in energy should be by governments, not private investors, and Read more…
Have a look at the map on the link! Further expansion of wind turbines in the British countryside has been called into question after the technology was left out of key planning policy papers. Turbines risk being rejected by local authorities or bogged down in planning rows due to onshore Read more…
Sir – I was shocked to read the proposed sequestration figures in recent farming press. A figure of 3.67 tonnes CO2/ha is quoted for grass buffer strips but no sequestration in permanent grass. If a buffer strip is in place for more than five years and a fence erected between Read more…
Dec 13 (Reuters) – Britain on Monday opened applications for its biggest renewable energy auction round to date, offering 285 million pounds($376.97 million) in funding to help deliver on its climate targets, the government said. “By generating more renewable energy in the UK, we can ensure greater energy independence by Read more…
BBC’s climate editor is censured for giving viewers an ‘inaccurate impression’ after saying the offshore wind industry was ‘now virtually subsidy-free’ BBC climate editor rebuked for giving viewers ‘inaccurate impression’ of wind farm subsidies Viewer complained after Justin Rowlatt reported in June that offshore wind industry was ‘virtually subsidy-free’ Discussion Read more…
Issues with a major subsea cable project have ignited fresh fears about plans for a major project to hook Shetland up to the UK’s electricity grid. Read more: https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/371040/western-link-issues-spark-fresh-concerns-about-shetland-hvdc-link/?fbclid=IwAR0I_2YSVtauJC-q41T9Z0hrXo5tGpbIyTeqIkTzQNFT5fMSV3qWACPtwdI