Borders council blocks plans for ‘unacceptable’ Brunta Hill wind farm/BBC News
A proposed wind farm on Brunta Hill near Westruther has been blocked by Scottish Borders Council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23575355
Lib Dems may be set to relax trademark anti-nuclear stance/The Independent
Liberal Democrats could ditch their long-standing antipathy to nuclear energy next month in a conference debate that will cause deep divisions within the party. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lib-dems-may-be-set-to-relax-trademark-antinuclear-stance-8745585.html
Fracking row Tory Michael Fallon says: I was joking/The Express
ENERGY Minister Michael Fallon yesterday insisted he was joking when he said armchair supporters of fracking would get a shock when it happened on their rural doorsteps. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/419681/Fracking-row-Tory-Michael-Fallon-says-I-was-joking
Fracking row splits apart the Coalition… As Energy Minister says the sound of drills will shake the South/The Daily Mail
Fracking has driven a rift through the Coalition as the minister in charge of it described Middle England shaking with the sound of drills. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384618/Fracking-row-splits-apart-Coalition–As-Energy-Minister-says-sound-drills-shake-South.html
Duke joins objectors to wind firm in Borders – The Herald
THE Duke of Buccleuch has backed objectors to a proposed wind farm planned for the Borders. The application for Windy Edge wind farm seeks permission for 17 turbines to be built on farmland near the historic Hermitage Castle near Hawick. The 10th duke, Richard Buccleuch, on whose land the castle Read more
Hebridean turbine inappropriate – Herald (letters)
Planners with Argyll and Bute Council have approved an application to build a 77m-high wind turbine on one of the most beautiful, unspoilt coastlines of the Inner Hebrides. The massive structure, 17m taller than the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, will tower above the Gallanach coastline on the stunning isle of Read more
Peer blows up turbines storm – Press and Journal
By Ryan Crighton Residents living near the site where a north-east peer has launched his fourth attempt to build wind turbines have vowed to fight the scheme once more. Lord Nicol Stephen, a former Liberal Democrat MSP who set up Renewable Energy Ventures after his retirement from Holyrood, has resurrected Read more
Turbine Trouble: Ill Wind Blows for German Offshore Industry/Spiegel
Only recently, the offshore wind industry was seen as an opportunity to regenerate Germany’s coast. But amid changing political attitudes and spiraling costs, several companies are struggling to survive. Is the wind boom over before it even really began? http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-offshore-wind-industry-goes-from-boom-to-bust-a-914158.html