Cunning plan I was unable to respond earlier to the article by Dr Richard Dixon since I needed several days to recover from the shock of realising that I actually agreed with him (“Carbon Capture doesn’t grab me”,7 July). Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a mythical beast beloved Read more
Banks Renewables is holding community consultations for its proposed 280MW Bodinglee wind farm project in South Lanarkshire, in Scotland. Following early discussions with local community councils, developer Banks Renewables has already scaled back proposals for the up-to 40 turbine project by reducing the boundary to the south-east of the site. Read more
SCOTTISH First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s plans for independence are in tatters as the UK is set to continue to control Scottish energy and is looking to build nuclear power stations there, energy minister Greg Hands told Express.co.uk. As Ms Sturgeon unveiled SNP’s masterplan for Scottish independence, experts feared that this Read more
As the self-inflicted, “Net Zero”, Cost of Living Crisis starts to bite, impoverished bill-payers will be gobsmacked to read that just the cables to connect the environmentally disastrous Shetland Viking wind farm to the National Grid are costing a staggering £660,000,000 (Scotsman, 9 July). To remind readers, planning officials, Read more
The UK plans to announce in the coming days whether it will extend a windfall tax to electricity generators — a difficult task as the government tries to help consumers struggling with inflation while also supporting renewable energy. Officials have been weighing the levy after identifying excessive profits in the Read more
Detailed design for £54bn of new infrastructure to support UK and Scottish Governments 2030 offshore wind targets of 50GW and 11GW, respectively, is set to get underway following publication of a new report from electrical systems operator National Grid. The Pathway to 2030 Holistic Network Design document sets out the Read more
JOHN Hodgart’s proposition (Letters, July 7) that we should risk our future with all our eggs in the wind basket needs to be challenged. The widespread commitment to the myth that wind and solar is a free source of energy will lead to a future energy crisis. Worse, it is Read more