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February 28, 2023

Breakthrough study shows seabirds avoid turbines – ReNews.Biz

A Vattenfall-funded research programme into seabird flights around offshore wind farms has revealed behaviour that could “speed up the consenting process” for new projects by revealing that seabirds will avoid the sites. The €3m study used radar and AI technologies to track flight patterns in 3D around the developer’s Aberdeen Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 3 years ago February 28, 2023

Britons paying hundreds of millions to turn off wind turbines as network can’t handle the power they make on the windiest days – Sky

UK consumers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to turn wind turbines off because the grid cannot deal with how much electricity they make on the windiest days. The energy regulator Ofgem has told Sky News it is because the grid is “not yet fit for purpose” as the Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 3 years ago February 28, 2023

Scientists pour cold water on UK aviation’s net zero ambitions – Guardian

The UK would have to devote half its farmland or more than double its total renewable electricity supply to make enough aviation fuel to meet its ambitions for “jet zero”, or net zero flying, scientists have said. A report published on Tuesday by the Royal Society argues there is no Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 3 years ago February 28, 2023
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