Cloich Forest wind farm heads to inquiry/BBC News
A public inquiry is expected to take place early next year into plans for an 18-turbine wind farm in Peeblesshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29785405
National Grid: Britain ‘at greater risk of blackouts’ as power stations close/The Telegraph
National Grid report expected to reveal tighter power margins and unveil emergency measures to keep lights on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11191906/National-Grid-Britain-at-greater-risk-of-blackouts-as-power-stations-close.html
Watchdog cuts SSE cable cost down to £1.1bn – The Herald
David Ross Highland Correspondent ENERGY giant SSE has been told by the regulator it should be allowed to lay a subsea cable across the Moray Firth for £1.1 billion – £170 million less than the firm had calculated. Ofgem approved plans for a 100-mile link, between Caithness and Moray, which Read more
Wind farms can ‘never’ be relied upon to deliver UK energy security – Telegraph
A 10GW fleet of wind farms across the UK can guarantee to provide less than two per cent of its maximum output By Emily Gosden, and Peter Spence Wind farms can never be relied upon to keep the lights on in Britain because there are long periods each winter in Read more
Plans for windfarm off Kincardine coast/Energy Voice
Plans for a floating windfarm nine miles off the coast of Aberdeenshire could be lodged with Marine Scotland early next year. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/10/plans-windfarm-kincardine-coast/
Offshore wind industry must ‘get some deals done’, says Green Investment Bank chief/Business Green
UK offshore wind power developers must start closing investment deals during the next 18 months in order to drive momentum that will ensure Britain continues to operate a world leading sector, the chief executive of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has warned. http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2377719/offshore-wind-industry-must-get-some-deals-done-says-green-investment-bank-chief
Dr Capell Aris: Is our present wind fleet really fit for purpose?/Conservative Home
Dr Capell Aris has worked as a reactor physics specialist, in information technology systems and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. http://www.conservativehome.com/thinktankcentral/2014/10/dr-capell-aris-is-our-present-wind-fleet-really-fit-for-purpose.html
Wind farms ‘will never keep the lights on’: Study claims turbines are ‘expensive and deeply inefficient’/Daily Mail
Wind farms produce 90% of potential power output for only 17 hours a year Families and businesses have paid billions to subsidise building of turbines Tories have pledged to end subsidies as Britain is set to meet EU targets http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2808868/Wind-farms-never-lights-Study-claims-turbines-expensive-deeply-inefficient.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490