Crown Estate confirms initial leases for 13 offshore wind projects that could deliver over 5GW of capacity to help slash emissions from oil and gas operations Plans to harness renewable energy to help cut emissions from oil and gas projects in the North Sea took a major step forward today, Read more
We should prioritise the things we already know how to do, starting with the ones that will have the highest impact. The current crisis reminds us of the importance of secure and affordable energy supplies, but it is also important that those supplies are clean, in every sense of the Read more
London, 23 March – A prominent physicist has warned that the UK is facing the likelihood of a failure in the electricity supply and calls for a reset of national energy policy. Professor Wade Allison, of the University of Oxford, says that the government is ignoring overwhelming evidence of the Read more
“There is an urgent need to assess the impacts of windfarms on peatlands of all types to ensure that efforts to meet energy targets do not jeopardise the environment.” In Europe, the most important and extensive blanket bogs are found in the British Isles with some occurrence in Norway, France, Read more
Hopes that communities can have a greater say in major wind farm developments affecting their area have been lifted by a parliamentary committee’s response to a petition on the issue. It asks the Scottish Government to look at ways of ensuring that “demonstration of local support is a key material Read more
This is very encouraging news on our Petition . The Committee seem supportive. https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/citizen-participation-and-public-petitions-committee/correspondence/2022/pe1864/convtominpfpcw_pe1864.pdf
Highlights • Explored changes in social acceptance in the context of end-of-life. • For many, perceptions of their local wind farm did not change over time. • Contrasts with expectations that familiarity will lead to greater acceptance. • Community support for repowering is greatly mediated by context. • Experiences of Read more
Plans have been lodged with East Ayrshire Council for a new wind farm to the east of Cumnock – with turbines more than 200 metres tall. Green Cat Renewables (GCR) has submitted the plans for the new Drum Wind Farm site, just south of Lugar and Cronberry. The firm’s application Read more