Developers behind controversial proposals for a windfarm in the Vale of Leven were grilled by residents last week. Glasgow based Coriolis Energy last year launched proposals for land around Auchenreoch Moor. If approved the plans could see 10 wind turbines erected on the site, with these standing at up to Read more…
Biodiversity loss People who care deeply about our Natural World will be pleased to hear that King Charles hosted global leaders at Buckingham Palace on Friday, to support action on restoring the natural world. Leaders from government, business, charities and indigenous communities went to the palace reception to support stronger Read more…
The UK Government-commissioned review of Noise Guidance for onshore wind turbines (Etsu-R-97) has recently been published and confirms what campaigners have been saying for decades – it is outdated and in dire need of review, having been published in 1996 when turbines were tiny in comparison to the giant 260m Read more…
Britain’s energy industry risks “death by a thousand cuts” as tax raids, red tape and a constant “flip-flopping” on policy deter investment, the head of one of Britain’s biggest power producers has warned. Tom Glover, the UK boss of RWE, said Jeremy Hunt’s windfall tax and the lack of a Read more…
Dear Sir, On the very day Grant Shapps MP is appointed as the new Energy Secretary for energy security, I couldn’t help but notice that after 20 years and countless Billions in subsidies the entire wind industry is struggling to supply the National Grid with 4%! George Herraghty Lothlorien Read more…
Energy betrayal In the good old days of public ownership, we had a gas board and electricity and coal boards. Their task was to keep the power coming, so they planned ahead and built new power stations as they were needed, and the government simply paid the bill. Everything Read more…
The review of Noise Guidance for Onshore Wind Farms has been published (ETSU-R-97). Only 10% of Councils had the time to responded to the Consultation which confirms their lack of resources and the immense pressure they are under. It confirms what campaigners have been saying for decades: ETSU is outdated, Read more…
Westminster’s intervention in the electricity market risks “mothballing a series of multi-billion pound” green energy projects, a major investor has warned. Community Windpower says the “US and EU are doing all they can” to attract renewables spend, while the UK is “doing all it can to deter it” by imposing Read more…