THIS week was a very worrying one for those who care about Scotland’s seabirds, not because of a winter storm or hundreds of unexplained deaths, but because of an announcement regarding new offshore wind development. More renewable energy is needed to help tackle climate change, one of the greatest threats Read more…
n some ways it was refreshing to see the radical left brought to heel by the realities of government. Having spent years campaigning to ‘ditch neoliberal economics for good’, this week saw the Scottish Green Party celebrate Shell and BP winning contracts to exploit Scotland’s offshore wind potential for the Read more…
The energy crisis has burst a multibillion-pound bubble in green stocks as gas prices surge and the world confronts the true cost of net zero. Shares in renewable energy companies have tumbled to their lowest level in 16 months, almost completely unwinding gains made during a stampede into companies aiding Read more…
Turbines three times the height of the Wallace Monument – thought to be the first in the area to need aviation warning lights – have been approved by Stirling councillors. Stirling Council’s planning panel unanimously approved five-turbine Shelloch Wind Farm, two kilometres north west of Wester Cringate and south of Read more…
London, 21 January — Net Zero Watch has ridiculed claims by the “Tony Blair Institute for Global Change” that the recent sharp rise in energy prices could have been avoided if the UK had only erected more onshore wind turbines over the last decade. Given that Tony Blair introduced lavish subsidies for Read more…
Anas Sarwar has accused the Scottish Government of selling off the country’s seabed plots to wind farm companies with “questionable human rights records”. The Scottish Labour leader raised issues relating to Marubeni and TotalEnergies, which won rights to develop renewables sites as part of the ScotWind project. Under the announcement, Read more…
Offshore Wind Projects off the Scottish coast are estimated together to generate 25 gigawatts of renewable electricity. If this is accurate there are a number of questions which must be answered. Is there a plan to ensure that there will be sufficient reliable generation when wind output is very low, Read more…
Orkney council’s planning committee have turned down an application from a wind farm developer asking for more time to get started on one of their projects. Planning permission for Edinburgh-based Hoolan Energy’s four-turbine development at Costa Head, Birsay, will expire this April. The developer had initially asked the council for Read more…