German operators of coal and gas power plants are sounding the alarm: the operation of many power plants is no longer profitable as a result of the green energy transition. Dozens of plants could be closed down, the industry warns. http://www.thegwpf.org/german-energy-companies-threaten-shutdown-power-plants/
GREECE: The Greek government is drafting a law to push back the determination of a feed-in tariff (FIT) to the moment when a project is connected to the grid. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1191204/greek-draft-law-break-wind-sector
Visual impacts too high Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has today refused planning consent for the Druim Ba proposed wind farm in the Blairmore Estate, near Drumnadrochit. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Wind-farm-planning-consent-refused-272.aspx
Many of us are highly sceptical of the green credentials touted by energy firms, research has revealed. A study found ‘very high levels’ of mistrust in power firms which tell customers that their bills are going up to pay for green energy – only to post soaring profits. Read more: Read more
By Kaye Nicolson Campaigners in Moray and the north-east have hit out after it emerged that a revolutionary new radar system could lead to more wind turbines being built. The technology has passed tests that proved its ability to detect the difference between aircraft and turbine blades. Existing systems are Read more
By Guy Chazan RWE npower became the first of the big six power suppliers publicly to warn that the government’s green policies will cost consumers more, saying energy bills would rise by more than 19 per cent by the end of the decade. The intervention mounts a forceful challenge to Read more
By Robert Mendick, Chief reporter Long-term subsidies for wind farms are to be cut by a quarter, the Government will announce this week. The decision will delight anti-wind farm campaigners and back-bench Conservative MPs who have sought a cut to curtail the construction of turbines. But the wind power industry Read more
James Delingpole is a writer, journalist and broadcaster who is right about everything. He is the author of numerous fantastically entertaining books, including his most recent work Watermelons: How the Environmentalists are Killing the Planet, Destroying the Economy and Stealing Your Children’s Future, also available in the US, and in Read more