A PLAN to install “huge” 200-metre-high wind turbines in the Lammermuir Hills has been opposed by East Lothian Council, as councillors claimed that the county had already taken more than its fair share of energy projects. Belltown Power UK Wind Limited is the latest company to bring forward proposals for a Read more…
Ed Miliband is preparing to scrap the UK’s much-vaunted target for building 55 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2030, according to reports. Chris Stark, who previously ran the government’s advisory Climate Change Committee, and who now works for Mr Miliband’s “Mission Control” leading on decarbonisation, is to publish Read more…
Greg Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Octopus Energy, has called for an end to payments made to wind farms to stop generating electricity. https://www.energylivenews.com/2024/09/06/octopus-boss-calls-for-end-to-payments-for-wind-farms-to-stop-generating-power/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFI6SFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHexOnHhq6sy9K8I0uk3qW0UNkrPgCvOUKnlqzf9MFGYHVKp-c6voZ6CeTw_aem_4Yp6saQFoTz30tlXZtdG_g