THE First Minister has marked the connection of the UK’s tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’s Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turbines. Lying just south of Strathaven, Read more
The SNP has been accused of using Donald Trump tactics to avoid apologising over their use of misleading wind power statistics for the last decade. We previously told how it had been revealed that Scottish Government ministers and other prominent Nats had been using a renewable figure that had not Read more
The developers of the Viking Energy Wind Farm have poured concrete for the final wind turbine base. The concrete pour process started in September 2021 and since then over 70,246 cubic metres of concrete has been poured across 103 of the foundations. Concrete was produced from two batching plants that Read more
There is a large spanner in the works about to hit ‘renewable’ advocates head on. The incontrovertible fact is that no transition from fossil fuels to “green” energy sources is under way, nor will it occur, ever. Why? Because wind and solar installations are entirely parasitic: they cannot be Read more
THE premise that wind energy will lead to lower electricity costs is one that I believe fails the credibility test. There is no solution that compensates for the fact that there is no wind power when the wind does not blow. If we are to have security of electricity Read more
Scotland’s fishing fleet is facing a “huge squeeze” as offshore wind farms and highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) create more crowded seas, the industry has warned. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), urged the UK and the Scottish governments to “recognise and acknowledge” the key role Read more
LOOK OUTSIDE THE DOMESTIC BUBBLE IAIN McIntyre and Ronald Cameron (Letters, November 6) need to look outside their Scottish bubble, which has a miniscule 0.15 per cent of global emissions or indeed the UK with 1.13%. Mr Cameron, who has an expensive electric car on which he probably received Read more
Why is SSE being nominated for an award by Scottish Renewables for “Community Engagement Strategy in Shetland” at the Scottish Green Energy Awards https://www.scottishrenewables.com/events/174-sgea2022/categories?fbclid=IwAR2KCFXlPPIPZh9BJNZ5UNfUgmugXSXIPrrBiRXgcTyDS49PZXkxrhFTcQw when they have been accused by the Shetland Community of “unwillingness to communicate with the community”? Below is an article from this week’s Shetland News. Read more