Stroud-based green energy company Ecotricity stands accused of being a Bad Santa after it delivered an unwelcome Christmas Eve present of another emergency general meeting to rival firm Good Energy. Ecotricity, founded by Dale Vince, owns 25.03% of the shares in its Wiltshire-based rival but it has long been considered Read more…
More details have been shed on a major renewable energy development in the Monadhliath which will enable three proposed wind farms to connect to the National Grid. SSEN Transmission released further information on its large-scale plans for the Melgarve Cluster Project via two virtual exhibitions held earlier this week. A Read more…
Good news for anyone awaiting the outcome of the appeal against an abatement notice issued by Aberdeenshire Council in respect of the alleged statutory nuisance from the two turbines at Easter Tolmauds. The notice was valid and the case will now proceed to a Proof. Well done to Aberdeenshire Council Read more…
Part-time giants Graham Bruce refers to the wind turbines in his area as sleeping giants (Letters, 13 January). His superb and compellingly graphic description illustrates the stark realities of not only the negative scenic, environmental and wildlife impacts of wind power but is also a powerful visual vindication of the Read more…
I live in Sutherland in the Highlands. I sit at my kitchen window and every day I watch the wind turbines on the opposite hill. They seldom turn. They stand tall and white dominating the countryside, but they do not turn. Every now and again one will slowly wake up Read more…
We British specialise in holding two contradictory positions at once, especially when it comes to politics. Avowed NHS-lovers will grumble incessantly about its lengthy waiting-lists. We dislike part-time politicians – but somehow loathe career politicians even more. The sagas of Pen Farthing and Geronimo the Alpaca strongly suggest that we’ve Read more…
Plans for a brand new 17-turbine wind farm just outside Grantown have been submitted to the Scottish Government. Wind energy firm Fred. Olsen Renewables say the wind farm will be the first of its kind in Scotland. The proposal states that it will create a “unique” kind of fuel poverty Read more…
Aberdeen South’s SNP MP Stephen Flynn has slammed the UK Government over what he is calling the “great Scottish renewables robbery”. During a fiery exchange in Parliament yesterday, he accused energy minister Greg Hands of failing to reform the charging network because the current system benefits English green energy projects. Read more…