ARDROSSAN’S wind farm could be here to stay – until at least the 2040s. The first step has now been taken on the way to increasing the lifespan of the wind farm on Busbie Muir – after a planning application was lodged with North Ayrshire Council. The application requested an Read more…
Highlands vision When Sir Keith Starmer outlined his hopes to “marvel at the continued allure of the Scottish Highlands” (Scotsman, 15 August) he was obviously unaware that the SNP plans to increase the wind farm capacity in Scotland to around 60GW which, with the requisite plethora of super-sized pylons, will Read more…
In The New Map, Yergin sets out the reality that past energy transitions, like the one in the UK from wood to coal that began in the 1500s, have taken place across a century or more and have never ended with the former energy source being abandoned. In fact, the Read more…