A public meeting is to be held next week to discuss the controversial proposal for a large wind farm in north-west Sutherland which has reportedly caused upset and divided the community. The meeting is being organised by Kinlochbervie Community Council and will take place in the village hall on Tuesday, Read more
MORE than 4,500 objections have been lodged against a proposed 70-mile pylon development in Aberdeenshire. Thousands of residents have spoken out against the proposals, which would see the construction of two substations and a chain of 190ft pylons. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25563112.4-500-objections-lodged-aberdeenshire-pylon-scheme/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNmwcRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvnj13YN7wafcCgKYRJJKP3Akxdz2zZD307_1D5zhJDFej8ElIvFy0cyxgVd_aem_hZgxiwyF10cd58rtUcOZSA
Sir Tony Blair has urged Ed Miliband to abandon his clean power targets and slash expensive green levies. The Tony Blair Institute (TBI), the former prime minister’s think tank, warned that a pledge to decarbonise UK electricity by 2030 was destroying industry and damaging households. The target to ditch fossil fuels Read more
Over the last week, we’ve had a ‘dunkelflaute’ – no wind. So it’s not a surprise that turbines have been still and we’ve had to import electricity to keep the lights on. Despite this, periodically turbines spring into action and start spinning whilst most of the others remain still. At Read more
The UK Government is exploring ways to bypass the SNP’s “wrongheaded” opposition to new nuclear power reactors being built in Scotland. The Nats are focusing on increasing the country’s renewable power capabilities through building thousands of new wind turbines and increasing solar power generation. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/uk-government-look-bypassing-snp-36109802?fbclid=IwY2xjawNldUJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtMSyyzsoRzU4CkiwHCuVZ3p_PbFnYjAChy4ZiuUtKoGVazRRlVdFziPLwAy_aem_1MO8vUmFRNEae0e5b1COAA
UK and Scottish ministers have been accused of showing “contempt” towards Scotland’s rural communities during a first of its kind debate held in Westminster this week. https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/ministers-accused-of-contempt-for-rural-scotland-in-first-energy-debate-of-its-kind-5368796?fbclid=IwY2xjawNldFBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBNUXZSRk83Rmd0T1ZQWEJuAR7sRLJXCDmTGTbfjXtfrSRSeDoDb7Z3_TSywG8cluYsj8VDdmQ9CWf5j44J2Q_aem_-qEJ53y6ewijKXiYhbJ6vg
Scotland has some of the most expensive electricity in Europe yet a Chinese company wants to create a huge industrial site in the north of scotland to build wind turbines, well away from any meaningful road links, major airports or sea lanes (your report, 20 October). In spite of what Read more
It is clear that one of the most pro-growth measures the Government could take would be to stop its rush towards net zero by 2050, and instead to reconsider its policy entirely. The supposed economic benefits are disintegrating in the face of reality, and the costs appear to be rising Read more