BP, Shell and SSE Renewables have been selected to build the next generation of Scottish offshore wind farms. Crown Estate Scotland has today announced the outcome of its application process for ScotWind leasing. A total of 17 projects have been selected out of a total of 74 applications, and have Read more
Giant killers I note Graham Bruce’s excellent “sleeping giants” letter of 13 January. Garvary Wind Farm’s 37 turbines will indeed stop his wonderful view of golden eagles and ospreys. Just of late we had a spectacular view of the white tailed sea eagle majestically flying up the Kyle of Sutherland. Read more
Winning bids are to be revealed for swathes of seabed in the outer firths of Tay and Forth for the development of new wind farms capable of powering hundreds of thousands of homes. Large chunks of the sea bed off the coast of Angus and Fife are up for grabs, Read more
A WARNING has been given that blaming calm weather for reduced power generation from wind farms could hamper investment in renewable energy. A summer of low wind has led to opponents of wind farms to claim they are ineffective and expensive but experts believe poor performance may be due to Read more
If we must burn, let’s burn British Ed Conway provides an excellent analysis of the fossil fuel energy we will need if we are to “go green”, but there was one point he did not make explicitly: if we need fuels to make the constituents of wind turbines and Read more
Boris facing more disaster as ‘green’ power station emits more CO2 than many coal plants PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson is facing another crisis as the UK’s largest renewable power plant faces sharp criticism from environmentalists. Mr Johnson is facing pressure from environmentalists to reinvest government subsidies given to Drax, the Read more
Can we remind everyone that you only have six days left to respond to the Scottish Government’s Onshore Wind Policy Consultation. The deadline is 21 January. This is not so much a Consultation but more a misleading Statement and a plea for ideas on how they can strengthen their support Read more
A WARNING sign advising people to stay clear of “deep wet peat” at the entrance of the Viking Energy construction site has been removed by the local authority. The yellow and red sign which was nailed to a fence post near the Upper Kergord junction at the end of last Read more