Scottish renewable energy developer, Galileo, is to explore the potential of Crosbie Wind Farm, on an upland area between Fairlie, West Kilbride and Dalry. The company will soon begin early engagement with locally elected representatives, community councils and groups in advance of initial public consultation events in November. It is Read more…
An offshore wind farm in Scotland has netted £647 million through a net zero loophole and by receiving payments when not producing electricity, a think tank has claimed. The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) alleged that consumers had effectively overpaid hundreds of millions of pounds for the Moray East wind farm Read more…
Turbine blades shed microplastics into the environment. Here is the link to the article which was published recently in the Sunday Mail, Scotsman, Express and Times. https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/blades-from-scotlands-first-wind-farm-sent-into-storage-4287220 Both had worked for big energy companies, including ScottishPower, developing its wind farm operations. The Lindsays have also signed a deal with Read more…
It has been said that the road to net zero carbon emissions runs through the homes of the poor. This statement is echoed in UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision this week to water down net zero commitments, a political manoeuvre, no doubt in response to growing concerns over the Read more…
Momentum has quietly been building in recent months among policymakers and the hydrogen industry around the idea of Harnessing the massive amounts of wind power set to be generated at wind farms in the North Sea, then sending the hydrogen created using that renewable electricity down a vast undersea pipeline Read more…
Note RUK are saying “A well-resourced and efficient planning system is needed in every part of the UK to enable new projects to go ahead where they have local support.”. We’ll be adding this to a submission to the SAS Petition to the Scottish Parliament! Trade group RenewableUK says the Read more…
Dose of realism The complaints of those who, with or without special interests, express anger at the PM’s policy of delaying some net zero provisions resemble criticisms of turkeys for not voting for Christmas. No-one else in the UK, or planet Earth, can expect to benefit from our policy Read more…
Dr Alan Jones has sent through his latest paper to be published on our website. It will be located in our Resources Section for future reference. Note his conclusions: One final point, as an adjunct to this paper. Wind power, particularly onshore wind, places a burden on society and especially Read more…