By Karrie Gillett, Press Association Scotland December was a record month for wind power in Scotland, according to environmentalists who have hailed 2014 as a “massive year” for renewable energy. The biggest day for output for wind was on December 10 when there was enough energy generated to supply 6.34 Read more
ANOTHER day, another case of the Scottish Government rubber-stamping a major development against the wishes of the local community and organisations. On this occasion it is allowing 23 giant wind turbines to be sited in Straiton, Ayrshire. There were 5,000 objections to this application. Unfortunately this follows a constant pattern Read more
On Christmas Day, children began opening their presents at around 05:00 am in the UK. As the excitement gathered pace, the country’s coal power stations were fired up providing 38% of all the electricity consumed. Nuclear hummed along all day providing a steady 8 GW and 26% of the total. Read more
David Leask Chief Reporter CONSUMERS on two islands in the Outer Hebrides will be asked to use more power to keep wind turbines turning. Householders on Orkney are to trial a revolutionary scheme to help overcome grid capacity problems plaguing renewable generation across northern Scotland. Currently the islands’ generators, which Read more
Energy firm confirms wind turbines need to draw electricity from grid at times, but point out that all power stations use electricity as well as generating it Offshore wind farms are drawing power from the National Grid to keep turning and prevent them icing up in subzero temperatures, it has Read more
July A gamekeeper on a Scottish grouse estate is fined £10,000 and given a suspended prison sentence after being found in possession of a hen harrier egg. On the neighbouring nature reserve, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, three golden eagles, a sea eagle, an osprey Read more
Energy firm confirms wind turbines need to draw electricity from grid at times, but point out that all power stations use electricity as well as generating it http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/11319763/Offshore-wind-farms-drawing-electricity-from-grid-to-keep-turning-in-icy-conditions.html
Winter, with its roaring winds and plunging temperatures, is the season which reminds us most visibly of the relative fragility of our electricity supplies. But while the pylons striding across Scotland are battered by gales and teams of maintenance engineers fight blizzards to keep our lights on, an even more Read more