November 2023

Today’s Sunday Post  

The aeronautic engineer, who acquired the company in 2017, is set to release a new design in January that will see the Aeroleaf’s power production triple. One leaf will be capable of producing up to 1,000 kilowatt hour (kWh) per year, giving the 36-leaf WindTree a maximum annual output of Read more

It’s a sustainable fuel that can power transport, heavy industry and even potentially heat our homes. Scotland is positioning itself as a green hydrogen powerhouse to keep Germany’s manufacturing industry steaming ahead in the transition to net zero and could add up to £25 billion a year to the Scottish Read more

As promised, here are the notes from Thursday’s DPEA Stakeholders’ Meeting. SAS was represented by Rachel and Aileen. The Statistical data provided by DPEA is attached. SAS Summary of DPEA stakeholder’s meeting 9th November 2023 Statistics – The number of s36 wind farm applications substantially reduced in the first half Read more

Europe could theoretically produce all of its electricity needs from offshore wind power. With that objective, the continent’s coastal nations are leasing out large parts of their waters. But too dense a forest of turbines could become an economic problem. As the blades of each individual turbine go round, they Read more

Scotsman letters Just a phase Dr Richard Dixon’s weekly articles are full of blame for the UK without ever mentioning what the rest of the world is doing – or rather, not doing. They are not reducing emissions, they are increasing them. Dr Dixon complains that COP agreements mention a Read more

Wind Industry decommissioning is a very different business to cessation of production and abandonment of oil and gas fields, whether on or offshore. Broadly, Big Wind’s expectation is that most wind farm sites will evolve and grow in line with advances in turbine technology and society’s demand for more power; Read more

Haggis tycoon Simon Howie has angered neighbours with plans for a wind turbine at his Dunning HQ. The millionaire butcher wants to construct a 104-metre tall structure at Findony Farm on the edge of the Perthshire conservation village. Residents say the turbine – which would dwarf the 93-metre Statue of Read more