The Conservative Government has underlined the clout of the renewables lobby after caving in to demands for increased subsidies for generators in a move that could entail heavy costs for households, as it flounders towards the next general election. The Department for Energy last week announced that the maximum price Read more…
Paying more for electricity is going to mean cheaper bills? Really? I must admit I laughed out loud when reading a November 16 report by the BBC detailing the Rishi Sunak government’s latest award of massive new subsidies to the UK’s offshore wind developers. “The price paid to generate electricity Read more…
This was discovered on Linked In and we thought you might appreciate it! Beautifully written. An eminent landscape architect proposes a ‘landscape of power’ in modern Scotland. An opponent wrote We are friends, but we disagree, as you know. You cannot have a ‘landscape of power’. It’s an entirely Read more…
Graham Lang in today’s Mail on Sunday
Angus Robertson has been referred to the standards commissioner for “lying” to constituents about Scotland’s offshore wind capacity. The SNP was accused this week of a “sleight of hand” after it was revealed that ministers had written to a Holyrood committee and finally admitted overstating the country’s renewable energy resources. Read more…
Blades mystery So, there is no evidence that anti-wind farm campaigners were responsible for the damage to the lifter vehicle which was involved in transportation of wind turbine blades to the Pines Burn wind farm (your report, 16 November). Why would anyone even suggest it in the first place? Read more…
Boost for offshore wind as government raises maximum prices in renewable energy auction https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-offshore-wind-as-government-raises-maximum-prices-in-renewable-energy-auction?fbclid=IwAR2elo_wn9EAmLcO3IHQ-1wqIm66bTw1Bvggd0N91efIRzpWqMGXCheJoA8
Plans for a 25-turbine windfarm have been unveiled as part of a major ‘rewilding’ project at Glen Lednock near Comrie. Renewables developer Low Carbon wants to site the 700ft-tall structures next to Loch Lednock on the Invergeldie estate. It is working with Oxygen Conservation, which acquired the 12,000-acre estate earlier Read more…