THOSE of a green persuasion are keen to demand that we change our lifestyles and buy electric vehicles and heat pumps, and embrace wind turbines and solar panels. These “green” initiatives are not as green as is claimed on the tin. All require fossil fuels to manufacture them. Then there Read more
The connection of several windfarm developments to a substation in Finstown, a much needed subsea cable to the Scottish Mainland, and overhead or underground cabling, was the subject of a very well attended public meeting in Finstown Community Centre, on Thursday 30 January. https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/02/02/underground-overground-cabling-queries-the-orkney-connection/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIMGdRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZfx0edkWJQl88dJv35oMyTIgJpdHQgn2USniGZ6nNFt-_8tsfrAkdhSGA_aem_pS9Pn3sSX1Z5gJsWCyEuLQ
This is the tale of two countries, one with abundant, cheap energy and the other with scarce, expensive energy, set to get more expensive and less plentiful. Yet, it is the first country that has declared an energy emergency and is pulling out all the stops to increase energy supply Read more