Councillors are being advised to refuse plans for a pair of 34.5m-tall wind turbines at Felkington Farm, near Norham. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/council-set-to-make-u-turn-over-felkington-turbines-1-3320663
IMPRESSIONS LOGO FINALThe most extreme climate change projections could result in unprecedented impacts and risks for our economy, society and environment. A new EU project involving 27 research institutions in Europe and beyond will provide critical information for developing strategies and solutions for coping with these changes. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scotland-to-be-case-study-for-flagship-eu-climate-change-project/
The UK has become a less attractive nation to renewables investors according to professional services firm EY. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/02/uk-less-attractive-renewables-investors-claims-ey-report/
The landowner behind a giant solar farm development on the Dundee-Angus border is determined to go ahead with his plans, despite competition from a rival green energy project http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/landowner-determined-to-go-ahead-with-solar-farm-at-tealing-airfield-1.241354
Alex Salmond has refused to commit to any timescale for the arrival of 700 renewable energy jobs he promised Dundee two years ago. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/first-minister-unable-to-give-firm-date-for-dundee-renewables-jobs-bonanza-promised-in-2011-1.243110
By Jeevan Vasagar in Berlin Germany’s exports would have been €15bn higher last year if its industry had not paid a premium for electricity compared with international competitors, according to an analysis published on Thursday. Despite Germany’s strong export performance in recent years, Europe’s biggest economy has been dented by Read more
by Victoria Allen A WIND farm developer has been banned from handing out leaflets claiming that turbines could increase the value of nearby houses. West Coast Energy, which is hoping to build a wind farm in the Scottish Borders, used research from seven years ago and a study from the Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent CAMPAIGNERS are calling on developers planning a wind farm near the Cairngorms National Park to abandon the project. The Save Monadhliath Mountains (SMM) group welcomed last week’s decision by SSE to drop its plans for a 27-turbine wind farm at Dalnessie near Lairg in Sutherland and Read more