By Press Association Transferring power over energy policy to Holyrood is the best way to ensure Scotland’s renewables targets are met, the First Minister has insisted. Alex Salmond said while the green energy sector was already flourishing, more could be done “if the shackles are lifted”. The Scottish Government has Read more
Helensburgh Community Council has called on the public to attend its debate on plans for a windfarm on the hills above Helensburgh and Rhu. The developers, Helensburgh Community Development Trust, Green Cat Renewables and Luss Estates will be represented at the meeting alongside members from the community group opposing the Read more
The wind farm developers currently constructing Langhope Rig have vowed to put right any damage to local roads and verges. The promise was made this week after concerns were raised that recent cable laying work at Calaburn, on the outskirts of Hawick, was not only causing disruption to residents – Read more
Taxpayers’ handouts to massive ‘ugly’ solar farms which scar the countryside are to be axed by Environment Secretary Liz Truss. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798657/eclipse-solar-farms-environment-secretary-liz-truss-tells-farmers-no-handouts-ugly-fields-glass-grow-veg.html
Eric Pickles has turned down applications to build 19 onshore wind farms in the past year, prompting allegations from senior Liberal Democrats and energy firms that he is playing politics with green energy, motivated by a need to shore up support from wavering Conservative voters in the party’s rural heartlands. Read more
Sir, Scottish Green awards, sponsored by French company EDF, will consider the Methil turbine erected by an Irish contractor on behalf of Korean industrial giant Samsung Heavy Industries, for a green award. The tower came from China, the nacelle from Korea, the blades from Denmark and most of the money Read more
Keeping the lights on This week, the House of Lords Science and Technology committee has published the written evidence it has received for its current inquiry into the resilience of UK electricity infrastructure. This may not sound very sexy, but it is nevertheless important. Also this week Owen Paterson, who Read more
Two offshore windfarms which plan to use East Lothian as their landing sites have been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government, amid fears for the future of the county’s seabirds. nchcape Offshore Windfarm, which is 15km off the Angus coast, and Neart na Gaoithe in the Outer Forth Estuary, Read more