Plans to reduce the cost of green energy projects could lead to a new surge in onshore wind farms, experts warn http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/renewableenergy/10517240/Green-energy-cost-cutting-plans-may-lead-to-more-onshore-wind-farms.html
The European Commission is opening an investigation into Germany’s renewable energy law (EEG), according to a draft letter sent by European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia to the German government and seen by Reuters. http://www.thegwpf.org/eu-launches-probe-german-renewables-law/
Local authorities are in danger of repeating past mistakes by failing to make sure that opencast coal companies put aside enough money to clean up the mess they make, a leading industry expert is warning. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/councils-paying-the-price-of-ignoring-clean-up-costs-in-opencast-mining.22956605
A DECISION to refuse permission for a 42-metre-high wind turbine at a farm near Wemyss Bay has been overturned. http://www.inverclydenow.com/today/11004-wind-turbine-refusal-overturned
Plans to build a wind turbine in Sandy were delayed at the last minute after an airport objected to the scheme. http://www.theadvertisergroup.co.uk/Daily-News/Biggleswade/Decision-on-Sandy-wind-turbine-deferred-after-airport-objects-20131214170000.htm#ixzz2nTFVBULM
Anti-windfarm campaigner hears outcome of Neighbour Notification for Wind Turbine Applications Petition. Aileen Jackson returned to the Public Petitions Committee at Holyrood on 10 December 2013 to hear the outcome of her Petition on extending Neighbour Notification for Wind Turbine Applications to the ten nearest properties (without a financial interest) Read more
By Graham Brown A key planning blueprint appears to have closed the door on future large-scale windfarm developments in Angus. The long-awaited strategic landscape capacity assessment for wind energy in Angus was commissioned to assist the decision-making process over wind energy development proposals and planning applications. In a statement already Read more
JOHN Black analyses the economics of renewable energy (Letters, December 13). He does not take into account that there is another aspect which is relevant and which may explain the consistent popularity of wind and other forms of renewable energy here in Scotland – a deeply-held desire to keep Scotland Read more