PLANS for giant floating wind farms in Scotland threaten to destroy the country’s fishing sector, the leader of an industry body has warned. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said despite efforts to find a solution to the problem, mobile fishing, and floating offshore wind farms “are simply not able to Read more
Hilarious! So we weren’t the only ones who reported Great British Energy! We reported them to Cyber Security two days ago. A bizarre account set up to look like the government’s GB Energy headquarters in Aberdeen is actively seeking high-profile figures to join. A website and multiple social media accounts Read more
COMMISSIONED in 1968 by the Central Electricity Generating Board, Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station’s primary task was to produce two gigawatts of reliable power – not the maximisation of profits of our current ‘renewables’. It did this successfully until Monday but was closed (Mail), like all of our coal-fired power stations, because Read more
UK politicians and those of the green persuasion love to flaunt their green credentials and monotonously demand that we must save the planet by buying electric vehicles and heat pumps, eating less meat, walking or cycling, taking the bus or train and not flying or taking foreign holidays. All this Read more
Giant flywheels are to be installed around the UK to minimise the risk of blackouts as the power system goes carbon-free. Flywheels are energy storage systems that use surplus electricity to accelerate a massive metal “wheel”, thereby turning it into mechanical energy. To avoid energy losses, the wheels are kept Read more
Herald letters ARE three significant closures this week merely virtuesignalling to a disinterested world how we alone are reducing our relatively minimal emissions in the unrealistic hope of reaching net zero without regard to the inevitable damaging consequences to jobs, living standards, national security and our economy generally? The first Read more
Highland Council backs plans to give public a greater say https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/highland-council-backs-plan-to-give-the-public-a-greater-voi-362552/
OIL and gas companies are failing to invest in renewable energy in the North Sea, a new report suggests, with a warning of “serious implications” for workers and communities reliant on the industry. The UK is looking to reach net zero carbon by 2050, and under the North Sea Transition Read more