A new study suggests a way to stop seabirds from colliding with wind turbines: painting a black-and-white pattern on all three blades and the pylon to produce a flickering effect. This strategy has yet to be tested or implemented, but experts believe it has promise and would create its desired Read more
Calling all SAS Supporters! We need your help please. As you know, our Petition to the Scottish Parliament is under consideration by the Scottish Government at the moment and a response is expected by 17 April. Last week, we received news of a change to the process for managing petitions. Read more
Scottish planners have accepted a planning application for for the 4100MW Berwick Bank wind farm off east Scotland for determination, according to developer SSE Renewables. The consent process for the onshore elements of the Berwick Bank project has now opened, which is being considered by East Lothian Council. This process Read more
London, 31 March – Prominent physicist Professor Wade Allison has calledfor society to urgently reassess the risks and benefits of nuclear energy. In a note published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation, Professor Allison (University of Oxford) says that because of the weakness of solar and wind power, nuclear is Read more
The UK Government has repeatedly assured us all that electricity bills would fall as a result of much lower prices for offshore wind power agreed at Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions. However, a Freedom of Information request by Net Zero Watch revealed that the wind companies are under no Read more
Brits to be offered hundreds off energy bills if they agree to wind farm built near their homes but there must be local support. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Brits-offered-hundreds…
A pressure group that campaigns against large-scale wind farms is calling for help from the public following a change in the way petitions to the Scottish Parliament are managed. Scotland Against Spin (SAS) lodged a petition in March 2021 seeking stronger powers for communities to influence planning decisions relating to Read more
London, 28 March – Net Zero Watch has accused the wind industry and the government of colluding to mislead the public about the true cost of wind energy. The Government has repeatedly assured us that energy bills would soon fall as a result of much lower prices for offshore wind Read more