There will be a meeting at Johnstone bridge on the19 th February……for people within 2 Kms of the site. Why 2 Kms? People in Boreland will still be able to see them They confirmed they are holding an exhibition preview on 19th February at Lockerbie Ice Rink for those living Read more…
The German boss of Britain’s biggest wind turbine maker has warned energy bills will have to keep rising to pay for the green transition as he attacked “fairytale” thinking about net zero. Joe Kaeser, chairman of Siemens Energy, suggested higher energy bills were inevitable as turbine makers grapple with huge Read more…
Britain imported a record amount of electricity from Europe last year as solar and wind farms struggled to generate sufficient energy in the wake of coal and nuclear power plant closures. The UK forked out £3.5bn on electricity from France, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands last year, accounting for 12pc Read more…
When will we realise it’s madness to rely on wind? ONCE again, for almost all of this past week, renewables have been failing us and the UK and Scotland on several days were heavily importing electricity to keep the lights on and infrastructure running. At breakfast this morning (08.20, January Read more…
A Galloway community council is at the centre of conflict of interest claims over its stance regarding two wind turbine developments proposed within its area. Cree Valley has placed on record its strong criticisms over plans for 40 turbines up to 820 feet high on moorland sites north of Minnigaff Read more…
The situation on the Texas power grid this week is going to be a crucial test not just for the grid’s managers at ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas), but also for natural gas suppliers and generators. As weather conditions continued to evolve and deteriorate across the state, ERCOT has Read more…
he company behind plans for a super-size windfarm in western Kirkcudbrightshire has responded to criticisms of the scheme by a statutory consultee. Cree Valley Community Council has placed on record its concerns about RES’ proposed 22-turbine development to inform a scoping opinion requested by the developers of the project, which Read more…
The Hill of Fare application is coming into its last fortnight for the public to make their views known. As in all of these applications anyone can object if they have a reason – distant visitors, family distress, retirement ambitions, onshore wind farms never paying back their carbon consumption if Read more…