I have been busy giving the spreadsheets and word documents their quarterly update and attach 5 items. 4 of these are the quarterly updates and the other is a list of schemes waiting to be waved through by SG after the relevant councils decided to lodge No Objection. Schemes over Read more
Much as it hurts, because I am not one of Donald Trump’s natural fans, I endorse wholeheartedly his plea to the UK not to shut down the North Sea prematurely as a major producer of oil and gas (your report, 4 January). While they have a use, I also share Read more
MANY of us in Scotland would argue that Brexit was the worst economic self-harm we have inflicted on ourselves in our lifetime. Yet Ed Miliband’s plan to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030 could run close, with experts in the industry forecasting the first power cuts in 2028. The green Read more
Wind farm constraints continue to rise, both in total volume and in cost. In 2024 the consumer paid more than £393 million in 2024 in direct costs – and very much more than this in indirect costs – to discard 8.3 TWh of wind energy. By comparison, in 2023, 4.3 Read more
Green levies on UK electricity bills are set to climb by more than a fifth by the end of the decade, according to figures published by the Office for Budget Responsibility this week alongside the Budget. The increase is driven by escalating costs in the capacity market in which power Read more
Huge swathes of “unspoilt” countryside in the heart of Wales are being threatened by Ed Miliband’s clean power plans, campaigners have warned. A string of high-voltage power lines are set to be built from the north of the country down to the south as part of a major upgrade of Read more
Baseload power plants are not needed to maintain supply in an energy system dominated by wind power and photovoltaics (PV), and only have a place in future systems if they help reduce costs, say researchers in Germany. https://www.evwind.es/2025/01/01/baseload-power-plants-are-not-needed-to-maintain-supply-in-an-energy-system-dominated-by-wind-power-and-photovoltaics-pv/103572?fbclid=IwY2xjawHjMoBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTQip5qbdokTwVKYlbfBW5cNLMTrSVoPV00ppbqqH2i6tjkJLkPEdSiQfA_aem_mqOYc_fK2Ja2FyaSUfZwig