SYSTEMS thinking is vital to understanding how our planet functions, not least to understanding and tackling the causes and consequences of climate change. Yet the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears devoid of such thinking in Scotland and the UK. Scottish Renewables’ PR about carbon dioxide emissions “displaced” by Read more
Airborne Energy finds around 740 estates suitable for turbines with Mayfield Industrial Estate in Dalkeith declared the windiest http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2386928/scottish-industrial-estates-primed-for-wind-energy-expansion
By Rita Campbell Two separate wind turbines being proposed by businesses in Argyll have been recommended for refusal by planners. Shellfish business Celtic Sea Ltd at Arduaine, south of Oban, is seeking consent for a 111ft tall (to blade tip) 50KW turbine. The structure would power the plant at Arduaine Read more
Most seabirds avoid offshore wind farm sites, new research has suggested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30479713
The next generation of giant wind turbines is heading for Perth and Kinross, according to campaigners. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/perth-and-kinross-feeling-the-heat-from-windfarm-developers-1.737086
Campaigners have welcomed their “first major success” in the fight to prevent a giant windfarm being created at Rannoch in Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/turbine-campaigners-welcome-perthshire-windfarm-delay-as-first-major-success-1.737718
Campaigners have welcomed their “first major success” in the fight to prevent a giant windfarm being created at Rannoch in Highland Perthshire. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/turbine-campaigners-welcome-perthshire-windfarm-delay-as-first-major-success-1.737718
Official figures – initially withheld by ministers – show steep rises in the price of electricity by the end of the decade to pay for the Government’s policies to tackle climate change By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter The cost of household electricity will rise by as much as 40 per Read more