Same principle In response to concerns raised in Holyrood in April about its plans to create Highly Protected Marine Areas in 10 per cent of Scotland’s seas, our First Minister responded by saying: “A very basic principle that we have always operated by, and I continue to reaffirm and confirm Read more
Funding the green revolution G Weir (Letters, June 29) makes the claim that “no political party has answers as to the delivery of the healthy, wealthy Scotland that we all want”. The simple explanation is that the massive debts to achieve a Green Transition results in “Going Green means Going Read more
Fossil fools? In a Scotsman article earlier this month Dr Richard Dixon rightly lamented the abuse of human rights and environmental degradation associated with the mining and processing of the many raw materials needed to manufacture wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles, the three poster boys of the Read more
Householders are forking out an estimated £150 extra a year on their energy bills to switch off or on generators, including Scots wind farm turbines, it can be revealed. Households who have seen a doubling of bills over the last three years are facing further pain over the cost of Read more
A grim future on net zero As we hurtle, driven by fear, and seemingly irreversibly, down the helter-skelter in our search for the holy grail of net zero carbon emissions thus solving the climate crisis and saving the planet, could someone please explain in plain English what net zero actually Read more
(Bloomberg) — Wind turbines make money when they spin. But when they shake, it can cost billions. Siemens Energy AG is struggling to contain the fallout after discovering a main piece on the frame of its wind turbine can move or twist over time, potentially damaging other critical components, according Read more
Wind farm comprising up to 18 wind turbines (with a maximum blade tip height of 200m) and a battery energy storage system. The Proposed Development would have a combined installed generation capacity of up to 158MW (up to 108MW wind energy and up to 50MW energy storage respectively) 2km northeast Read more
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