Two new turbines have been erected at Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm in the Ochil Hills, completing the planned extension of the site. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/two-new-turbines-erected-at-burnfoot-hill-wind-farm-1.491996
By Nash Riggins Residents have come out swinging against plans to erect three wind turbines in a quiet stretch of Angus countryside. Developers have launched pre-plans to construct a trio of 46-metre high turbines in a field just southeast of Downiemuir, outside Monikie. Council officials were asked this week to Read more
A WINDFARM developer claims its turbines could bring jobs to the area. Vattenfall has been challenged by critics in Dalmellington to back up its jobs claim for the contorversial South Kyle Wind Farm. New figures obtained by the Chronicle this week, suggest there will be 150 potential jobs retained or Read more
Wind industry insiders call it a “turbine collision,” though the feds prefer “non-purposeful take.” http://dailysignal.com/2014/07/25/federal-agency-faces-backlash-wind-farms-get-exemption-killing-eagles/
Biomass power plants could be worse for the environment than coal-fired stations, analysis has suggested. http://www.thegwpf.org/biomass-power-plant-worse-than-coal-fired-power-plant/
SUBSIDIES for renewable energy are one of the most contested areas of public policy. Billions are spent nursing the infant solar- and wind-power industries in the hope that they will one day undercut fossil fuels and drastically reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being put into the atmosphere. The idea Read more
RenewableUK says today’s publication by the Department of Energy and Climate Change of the draft budget for the first allocation round of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) brings a greater level of clarity on the future level of financial support for renewable energy projects. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/124977-renewable-energy-sector-reacts-with-anger-to-subsidy-funding-plans.html
Communities could be paid millions of pounds just to consider having a facility to bury nuclear waste in their area, the Government has said. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/07/communities-offered-1million-discuss-nuclear-waste/