A senior SNP Minister has been accused of “misleading” parliament after underestimating the cost of building wind farms in Scotland. Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin was arguing in Holyrood about why the Scottish Government are sticking all their hopes in renewable energy rather than including nuclear and oil and gas Read more
More on the debate in the Scotsman The Scottish Government has been warned it is overseeing “hundreds of kilometres of monster pylons” across the countryside by ruling out new nuclear power. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-warned-over-hundreds-of-kilometres-of-monster-pylons-across-scottish-countryside-5017763?fbclid=IwY2xjawI08mhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRaWD8CccEfi4wWRUujUoK6M604LnOl2BdtcCifQZQWhAkwdk6LimzDUfw_aem_gpjGUDGPcat5Hu5BX0aZ8g
That was some debate. Grateful thanks to Douglas Lumsden in particular (we hope his blood pressure returns to normal at some point) and also Rachael Hamilton and Finlay Carson. Sadly Gillian Martin’s motion was agreed and the Scottish Government won the debate, there will be no nuclear in Scotland. The Read more
Good article from Douglas Lumsden in the Express today about the debate in the Scottish Parliament. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/comment/hidden-risks-battery-energy-storage-34786722?fbclid=IwY2xjawIzq_1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQdLN13_Fxjl5lPfT-FsQBOTFFWQuYfjDzwVlntrssvbpnrxu4zAblBqdw_aem_dCbPuZfM3o3A5wswMJYnkQ
Today, wasted wind has already cost Britain: £4,621,344 https://wastedwind.energy/2025-03-04
A bid for the Borders largest single wind farm is to go to a public local inquiry after councillors today refused to support it. When members of Scottish Borders Council’s Planning & Building Standards Committee met today they were recommended by officers not to object to an application for a Read more
Europe’s biggest battery storage project, between Inverness and Aberdeen, is now commercially operative, and able to cut electricity bills by improving grid efficiency. (Take that with a pinch of salt!) https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/03/battery-storage-plant-goes-live-pledging-lower-bills/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIyTsdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb4Fg95ZcoVuTh856YIQWzVVWN2MZ7xdUSYhoblrhPEhHWak-HOZj4JQmw_aem_EVXrgKol-0TqIyE54sawuw
Scotsman letters 1 March 2025 Rubber Stamps John McLellan hits the nail on the head in his article, “How SNP is overruling local decisions to force wind farm developments on rural communities”. It would indeed save time and taxpayers’ money if every renewable energy project went straight to SNP minsters Read more