Roughly 80 miles off the coast of Yorkshire, the new generation of offshore wind turbines being built at Dogger Bank will be taller than some skyscrapers. Along with masses of solar panels and electric cars, these feats of human engineering will become the backbone of a new, green economy that Read more
Don’t sideline Scotland’s wildlife in the race to net zero By Jason Rose THE “decline of oil and gas” dominated the headlines last week after the Scottish Government published its draft energy strategy. The shift away from fossil fuels and toward renewables is a welcome one if we are to Read more
The head of one of the world’s biggest developers of renewable energy, Denmark’s Orsted, worries that the energy transition could see a slowdown as rising competition and interest rates squeeze returns and upend the case for investment. Creating the impression that wind power costs could only tumble was the biggest Read more
Suppose that Scotland’s CO2 emissions fell tomorrow to zero, i.e., that, at midnight, the country ceased to exist. Then according to the “Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change” (MAGICC), based on the latest IPCC climate models, the reduction in the Earth’s temperature in 2100 would be…undetectable. Read more
We hope you all managed to watch the Hearing of the SAS Petition by the Scottish Parliament Petitions’ Committee this morning. The Members of the Committee took all the responses from consultees and from Aileen (our Petitioner) very seriously and we were very encouraged by their response. Fergus Ewing’s apart. Read more
Angus Robertson has used a bogus wind farm claim at least four times when talking to officials from foreign governments in an attempt to boost his party’s flagging Scexit case. The SNP’s own “foreign secretary” Angus Robertson was previously blasted after it was revealed he used his foreign jollies to Read more
Can we remind everyone that our Petition PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms will be discussed for the fourth time tomorrow morning at 9.30am by the Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee. You can watch the proceedings live at https://www.scottishparliament.tv/
National Grid forked out £82m to operators of wind farms last month to constrain supplies and reduce output amid blustery conditions, to prevent the UK’s energy network from being overwhelmed. This is on top of £122m it has paid out over the first 11 months of 2022 – as part Read more