CONCERNS over the ability of the Borders to host more wind farm developments will be conveyed directly to Scottish Government officials later this month. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/borders/articles/2014/10/08/511578-council-to-air-concerns-at-wind-farm-summit/
Young people are much more in favour of renewables than fracking for shale, a poll suggests. The survey revealed that 18 to 24-year-olds who were aware of fracking wanted the Government to develop other sources of energy in the UK, with 44 per cent backing solar energy as one of Read more
WHY do we spend a fortune on wind power and pay for windmills to be turned off and for ageing nuclear power stations to heat the sea whilst encouraging the most polluting UK power station to generate electricity? Scottish power generation is in the news again. Hunterston and Longannet both Read more
Set up just over four years ago, Airborne Energy – the independent Scottish small-scale urban wind specialist – is preparing for a major marketing launch next year with its next generation of turbines. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/airborne-energy-prepares-for-take-off-with-next-generation-of-wind-turbines/
Stormy weather and dip in nuclear marks new record for electricity generation from wind, reports Carbon Commentary http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/uk-wind-power-bests-nuclear-power-for-a-few-symbolic-minutes
SCOTLAND’S looming energy crisis was laid bare yesterday after it emerged cracks were found at ageing Hunterston B nuclear power station. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/519536/Scotland-faces-energy-crisis-as-cracks-appear-in-power-policy
I NOTE with interest Alan J Sangster’s claim (Letters, October 4) that the more honest choice is between accepting wind farms or having no wild place at all. This demonstrates a naive and tragic misunderstanding of reality and a lack of concern for a priceless and fragile asset: Scotland’s landscape. Read more
By Sue Restan Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has been accused of submitting an “inadequate and lazy” response to a planning application for a highly controversial windfarm in Inverness-shire. More than 1,200 people have lodged comments about Edinburgh-based developer wpd Scotland’s plans to build six 392ft turbines on the slopes of Read more