Wind farms blasted over housing crisis – Sunday Mail
Today’s Sunday Mail
Scotsman letters
Stand up for nature On the same day that we hear seven wind turbines in France were denounced as a “cemetery for birds” and are to be dismantled after a court ruling as they caused “serious and proven” environmental damage, we are told that NatureScot is bracing themselves for Read more
11 green hydrogen schemes get government backing – Energy Voice
ScottishPower’s planned 10-megawatt hydrogen project at Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow has won funding. The other Scottish project to win funding is Cromarty Hydrogen sited on land to the east of the Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm, approximately 12 km north of Alness. https://www.energyvoice.com/…/11-green-hydrogen…/
China has weaponised its dominance in critical minerals say MPs – Telegraph
China has “weaponised” the supply of critical minerals needed for green energy by restricting access “for political leverage”, a group of MPs has warned. Britain’s net zero drive has been left dangerously exposed to a reliance on Beijing for supplies of crucial materials, Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee warned. In a Read more
Burn of Lunklet conditions remain ‘very poor’, report says – Shetland News
A NEW environmental report produced for the Viking Energy wind farm development highlights that conditions in the Burn of Lunklet remain “very poor”, according to data. It adds that invertebrate fauna there have been “seriously impacted by changes in water and substrate quality”. However, the report from Aquaterra Ecology says Read more
Wind farm power line requires major tree felling – BBC
A new overhead power line to link wind farms to the electricity network will require 50 hectares (120 acres) of trees to be felled along its path. Dumfries and Galloway Council has been advised not to oppose the six mile (9.2km) Glenmuckloch to Glenglass scheme. Forestry Commission Scotland has said Read more
Campaigners angry after wind farm moratorium rejected without discussion – Nation Cymru
Campaigners who want a temporary halt on the granting of permission for onshore wind farms in Wales say they are furious after Senedd Members decided not to discuss their petition because Climate Change Minister Julie James had written a letter saying she didn’t agree with it. The petition said that Read more
Net Zero Requires New High-Voltage Power Lines to be Wrapped Around the Earth 2,000 Times Within 17 Years – Daily Sceptic
Achieving Net Zero means building 80 million kilometres of new and refurbished power lines within 17 years, equivalent to wrapping the Earth 2,000 times with new electricity grid capacity. All the high voltage lines built in the last century will need to be built again by 2040 to benefit from Read more