David Ross Highland Correspondent Forecasts for Scotland’s nascent marine energy industry are “wildly overoptimistic”, and much of the public money invested has been poor value, according to a leading economist. He also says Alex Salmond’s description of Scotland as the “Saudi Arabia of marine energy” may well come back to Read more
Windfarm developers have gone back to the drawing board following the withdrawal of plans for a scheme outside Montrose. After a year in the pipeline, Green Cat Renewables has pulled the plug on three 80-metre turbines near Rossie School. The developer said it will resubmit a smaller application for Tellus Read more
I write to you in a personal capacity as a retired statistician who is utterly fed up with the way statistics are used in debates about energy in Scotland to misinform and mislead. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/letter-to-editor-re-winter-weather-generates-scottish-wind-power-boost/
Windfarm developers have gone back to the drawing board following the withdrawal of plans for a scheme outside Montrose. http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/angus/developers-back-to-drawing-board-for-turbine-plans-1.771004
By Jane Candlish Planning fees for large renewable energy projects should be increased to raise money for Highland Council, it has been claimed. Anti-wind campaigner Lyndsey Ward claims the punitive cost of lodging an application in England – which can be 10 times higher than in Scotland – is Read more
The North and South Poles are “not melting”, according to a leading global warming expert. In fact, the poles are “much more stable” than climate scientists once predicted and could even be much thicker than previously thought. For years, scientists have suggested that both poles are melting at an alarming Read more
How many people realise what the government is up to with its energy policy, asks Christopher Booker http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/11305122/Forget-your-gas-cooker-were-headed-for-zero-carbon-Britain.html
New figures show £53m was given to the wind industry last year to keep turbines switched off to regulate electricity supplied to National Grid By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter Wind farms are being paid more than £1 million a week to switch off their turbines. Latest industry figures show £53.1 Read more