A string of offshore wind projects meant to power Britain are in jeopardy after the global race to net zero sent costs soaring, casting doubt over the industry’s future as a cheap source of energy. A surge in supply chain costs has pushed up the price of wind turbines, while Read more…
Operators of commercial wind farms are increasingly looking to extend the lifespans of their schemes. Scotland Against Spin (SAS) is flagging up the mounting number of turbine ventures which have secured consent for significant extensions. Among the latest is the company behind the two clusters at Wethegar, near Watten. Gresham Read more…
Vanishing act from the Greens ON the subject of being “absent from the Chamber” (Letters, June 22), I and many other rural residents from all over Scotland attended a debate at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, directly following the vote of no confidence in Lorna Slater. It was a debate Read more…
Wind fail The Scotsman editorial of 20 June on “the energy challenge ahead” fails to address the fact that currently 75 per cent of consumer energy is obtained from gas, which is four times cheaper than that from any onshore windmill. That means a ban on domestic gas will result Read more…
Plans are being developed for an 80-turbine wind farm across two commercial forestry areas in the Scottish Borders. EDF Renewables UK, the company behind the scheme, says the proposed site within Wauchope Forest and Newcastleton Forest, could power up to 231,000 homes and deliver hundreds of thousands of pounds in Read more…
A big thank you to all the MSPs who were willing to stand up for us in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. You can watch the video by clicking here
Dear Sir, So, the Scottish Energy Minister “Calls for urgent action to link wind farms to the grid” (Press and Journal 16th June). Gillian Martin MSP need to be politely reminded that ‘capacity and potential’ without any wind won’t keep the lights on. In fact, the very day she called Read more…
It’s a busy week with two Inquiries underway, the Roundtable and Debate at Holyrood and the 3 day International Wind Turbine Noise Conference in Dublin. The Conference details, including Abstracts can be found on their website. There are large number of papers on health this year. We will publish the Read more…