A wind farm which could lie within a kilometre of the Southern Upland Way is being recommended for refusal by planning officials. http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/local-headlines/brunta-hill-scheme-set-to-be-turned-down-1-3024554
A wind farm application is set to be submitted to the council in the near future for land close to Rommano Bridge. The proposed Hag Law wind farm, comprising of up to 11 turbines, has been subject to a proposal of application notice, lodged with the council this week. The Read more
An application for a wind farm close to the Devil’s Beef Tub has been revised for a second time, with more turbines cut from the plans. http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/local-headlines/beef-tub-turbines-get-chop-for-second-time-1-3024565
Conservative right-wingers resisting moves to boost green energy were mocked as “Luddites” today by Nick Clegg as he sought to stress policy differences between the Liberal Democrats and their Coalition partners. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/luddites-nick-clegg-mocks-tory-rightwingers-resisting-green-energy-boost-8740587.html
By Michael Kavanagh Centrica, owner of British Gas, is poised to shake up the UK consumer electricity market by offering free power on Saturdays to customers willing to concentrate their energy use at weekends when overall demand is low. Proposals for the new energy tariff, which could be introduced next Read more
Scientists in Japan and the U.S. say they are moving closer to tapping a new source of energy: methane hydrate, a crystalline form of natural gas found in Arctic permafrost and at the bottom of oceans. http://www.thegwpf.org/scientists-envision-tapping-methane-hydrates-arctic-ocean-floor/
UNITED STATES: US wind growth has ground to a halt this year, with no new installations completed in the second quarter of 2013, figures from the American Wind Energy Association show. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1193573/us-wind-installations-sink-zero-q2
The Government will soon offer subsidies, funded by levies on consumer bills, to power stations to switch on quickly when wind farms are not generating sufficient electricity. http://www.thegwpf.org/uk-government-subsidise-coal-power-plants-wind-farms/