A public consultation has been launched for one of the largest onshore wind farms in Scotland planned for Aberdeenshire. The Hill of Fare wind farm, planned for four miles from Banchory, will have a series of 820-foot turbines, theoretically visible from 20 miles in all directions from viewpoints. Developer RES Read more
Following the launch on Friday of a North Sea oil and gas licensing round that the UK Government said would support energy security, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted renewables would be a better option for Scotland, which she said had become a net exporter of electricity. However, the latest official Read more
London, 10 October – New research from Net Zero Watch reveals that a loophole in the rules governing the electricity grid allows renewables generators to charge consumers twice for the same electricity. The loophole is centred around so-called constraints payments, which are triggered when the grid has insufficient capacity to Read more
The UK government is working on laws that would impose a revenue cap on renewables generators after reports that talks between the industry and officials failed to find a voluntary strike price for new long term power contracts. The Financial Times is reporting that Liz Truss’s administration could outline legislation Read more
Green transition The Scotsman editorial of 8 October (‘This isn’t the way to save the planet’) highlights the problem of a Green transition when all the factors are not addressed. It is claimed that ‘ Scotland needs to reduce production of fossil fuels ‘ when, in The Scotsman of 5 Read more
This case raised arguments about whether Scottish ministers had proper regard to their legal obligations arising from Scottish Parliament climate change legislation and related Scottish Government policy commitments in their refusal to grant consent for a Dumfries and Galloway wind farm development. The court concluded that while such legislation and Read more
Three letters in the Herald this morning. You may not agree with them all. Gross lack of planning on energy MARTIN Williams’ report of payments to switch off turbines (“Wind farm switch-offs cost bill-payers £1bn over the past five years”, October 2) reminded me about the old fable concerning the Read more
In the past we have had prolonged power cuts. The three-day week of 1973/4 comes to mind. But our dependence on electricity was much less then. Now it powers and organises everything, and our survival depends on a continuous supply. In today’s world a series of prolonged power outages Read more