This case raised arguments about whether Scottish ministers had proper regard to their legal obligations arising from Scottish Parliament climate change legislation and related Scottish Government policy commitments in their refusal to grant consent for a Dumfries and Galloway wind farm development. The court concluded that while such legislation and Read more
Three letters in the Herald this morning. You may not agree with them all. Gross lack of planning on energy MARTIN Williams’ report of payments to switch off turbines (“Wind farm switch-offs cost bill-payers £1bn over the past five years”, October 2) reminded me about the old fable concerning the Read more
In the past we have had prolonged power cuts. The three-day week of 1973/4 comes to mind. But our dependence on electricity was much less then. Now it powers and organises everything, and our survival depends on a continuous supply. In today’s world a series of prolonged power outages Read more
He might want to do some homework on battery storage and hydrogen. https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/energy-price-crisis-the-ps1-billion-scandal-of-taxpayers-money-being-used-to-stop-wind-turbines-turning-kenny-macaskill-mp-3867905
Scottish and UK governments are yet to define what a “green job” is, despite long-running targets to deliver millions by 2030. The Scottish Government told Energy Voice this week it was still working to “develop a working definition of green jobs” with input from skills groups and industry, despite promises Read more
We must stop wind idiocy JOHN Urquhart (Letters, October 4) seems to think it’s a good idea to place wind turbines in the Trossachs national park. There is a reason why wind turbines are not placed in urban residential environments. They are massive, noisy, industrial machines. Anybody who has stood Read more
Wind farm and hydro scheme deal will make Duke of Buccleuch even richer A BUYER has been found for a £250m hydro energy scheme at a former opencast coal mine in the south of Scotland involving one of Britain’s biggest private landowners. The eight-turbine wind farm and hydro park project Read more
Teslas and wind turbines alone will not save the world, Bill Gates has said. The entrepreneur told a virtual climate summit that while electric cars and renewables were vital ingredients, new innovations would be needed to replace many polluting activities. “The idea you can do this thing without innovation [is Read more