With trust in the energy industry at a low ebb, Angela Knight, the boss of industry body Energy UK, has decided it’s time to paint the Big Six suppliers in “the best possible light”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/11078904/Dashwood-Energy-companies-pay-14000-for-propaganda-video.html
PLANS to extend one of the UK’s largest wind farms, which straddles the boundary between East Lothian and the Scottish Borders, have been submitted. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/09/08/509102-plans-for-more-turbines-at-crystal-rig/
A wind developer withheld a report showing turbines would cause a dangerous pollutant to build up in the ground at Little Raith windfarm, it has been claimed. https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/09/07/turbine-soil-contaminant-report-claim/
The bizarre prospect of Britain being bailed out by ‘diesel generation parks’ is now a reality as an energy supply shortfall nears crisis point http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/sep/07/energy-blackout-threat-action-diesel-generation-parks
Safety concerns have been raised about the wind energy industry after reports showed two Westcountry turbines collapsed because of faults. http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Safety-fears-faults-toppled-turbines/story-22887067-detail/story.html
Tom Gordon Scottish Political Editor THE Scottish Tories’ Environment spokesman is in line to make £8 million from a controversial wind farm on his Highland estate thanks to a new planning appeal, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Sir Jamie McGrigor appeared to have missed out on the fortune when Argyll Read more
An energy firm say they will spend £1.5 million restoring a disused opencast site – if they get planning permission to build a wind farm there. But Peel Energy’s ‘innovative package’ to mend the Grievehill mine, near New Cumnock, has been criticised by the local community council, who claim locals Read more
Mark McLaughlin About 200 renewable energy jobs are under threat from the proposed closure of French firm Technip’s UK wind power operation. Employees in Aberdeen, Gateshead and offshore are facing an uncertain future with the plans to close UK-based Technip Offshore Wind Limited. Technip has pledged to fulfil all of Read more