Please do take the time to respond to this Consulttion. The consultation can be found here Responses may be submitted until 11th April 2025, when the consultation closes. It purports to be part of a review of the Good Practice Principles for community benefits from onshore and offshore Read more
WE regularly hear that so-called renewables are the cheapest way of generating electricity. Not true. While wind and solar are free the costs of actually using these are enormous. A Byzantine structure of subsidies means their cost soars. The Renewables Obligation weighs in at £7.6 billion per annum. Contracts for Read more
Ripple Energy got ‘investment’ money off of customers, promising them cheaper energy bills at some point in the future. A lot of city dwellers got excited about buying shares in windfarms, along with the promise of a return on the cash they put into the pot. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/companies/uk-energy-firm-on-the-brink-of-going-bust-with-20000-customers-at-risk/ar-AA1Bj3az?fbclid=IwY2xjawJKKsNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSkxHVNUQ_veKo939tVLZDJ7nsO_4O2PDq2qXri8Y7KnAqM0_BCfTgdTQg_aem_8_lVPQLCb5u9CIhLVvYcKw
AN energy firm has revealed plans for a 27-turbine wind farm on moorland in two Ross-shire estates. Coriolis Energy, with development partner ESB, will be consulting on proposals for Glasa Wind Farm, located within the Strathvaich and Kildermorie Estates, some 20 km north-west of Dingwall. Initial assessments suggest the site Read more
In June 2023, minsters approved Swedish energy giant Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch II project. Wildcat Haven challenged the Scottish government’s decision at a judicial review, but a judge threw out the legal challenge, and Wildcat Haven then appealed that decision. Judges at the Court of Session dismissed that resulting appeal. Yesterday, Wild Read more
Kemi Badenoch has said it is “impossible” for the UK to meet its net zero target by 2050 – a goal set by a previous Conservative government. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3pnjyzp4o?fbclid=IwY2xjawJGKYRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZvxadr0QYywv4rM8guuLKh2GdnKAV5mcccAFIP9rNyYeVX1OV-9TusFmw_aem_kq-oqBDn1ognrw69VoHQzg
News just in that Raeshaw Farms Ltd in the Scottish Borders has appealed the consent of the Wull Muir WF to the Court of Session The Raeshaw Estate previously financially supported Heriot CC in a successful Judicial Review against Gilston Hill WF. The appeal was on the procedural grounds that Read more