Windfarm owners could be forced to hand over 5% of profits under possible plans which could generate smaller-scale “Norway oil funds” for communities in rural Scotland. The council that covers a third of Scotland’s land mass has agreed to put pressure on the SNP government to enshrine contributions in law Read more
Brass monkeys As the nation shivers in the long dark days of winter when solar power isn’t producing enough to run the heater on a goldfish tank and thousands of wind turbines throughout our country stand motionless and useless, I have one question to ask: Has our deluded First Read more
Expected changes in government national planning policy could lead to even more applications for wind farms on the boundary of the Cairngorms National Park, it is being predicted. However, there is still expected to be what is in effect a ban on such developments within the national park itself. Members Read more
Energy hypocrisy Britain and the US have agreed that the US will aim to export at least nine to 10 billion cubic metres of liquified natural gas to UK terminals in 2023. (your report, 7 December). It is said that this will reduce winter blackouts. Note “reduce” – not Read more
Highland Council hopes to work with the renewables industry to secure affordable energy and meet climate change goals. Councillors today discussed the best way to ensure that Highland communities derive maximum benefit from the wind farms on their doorsteps. Councillor Angus MacDonald brought a motion calling for a review of Read more
Thick, heavy clouds and little to no wind are in the forecast for the UK this weekend. The Germans call this type of weather “Dunkelflaute”, which literally means dark wind stillness or lull. Meteorologists prefer the term anticyclonic gloom. Such weather conditions are hardly unusual this time of year, but Read more
“Wind turbines offer huge rewards to already rich landowners – but rather less for the rest of us Sunak’s Government has miscalculated in giving in to Tory eco rebels. Green energy is popular in theory, but not in practice. Is Rishi Sunak already a prisoner in Number 10? Twenty four Read more
A Scottish petitioner has raised the alarm over the prospect of new onshore wind farm developments in Scotland – and it comes as the Government is U-turning on its 2016 ban on new projects in England too. Amid the urgent need to unlock cheaper energy sources amid a crisis that Read more