The UK’s largest wind farm developer has ruled out building new onshore wind farms in England and Wales in a blow to the Government’s net zero plans. Alistair Phillips-Davies, chief executive of SSE, said his company was “unlikely to build a single wind farm” in England or Wales despite the Read more
Dr John Constable, energy editor of Net Zero Watch, said: “The CfD auction results are symptomatic of a wider failure of wind power around the world. The industry is in a crisis from which it is unlikely to recover, because its costs are simply too high to be sustainable. The Read more
Advocates for increasing Britain’s reliance on wind power often claim that, on top of its green benefits, it will reduce prices and boost energy security. Massive planned increases in capacity are thus described as an undeniable win-win, with the arguments of critics ignored. But a debate over the virtues of Read more