The Business Secretary has insisted that new onshore wind farms should be subject to “local consent”, arguing the infrastructure cannot be imposed “top down” because “we’re not in China”. He also said people can use their own “common sense” when it comes to conserving energy, saying it is not his Read more
Boris Johnson is demanding the offshore wind industry slashes the time it takes to build a wind farm in the UK. And it appears to be a point of particular irritation for the Prime Minister, having caused him to the bang the table “in frustration” during a recent meeting. Sarah Read more
Fears for birds as more wind farms at sea get go-ahead – Sunday Post They are being hailed as the future of green energy, offering clean electricity for millions of Scots. Seventeen new offshore wind farms are set to be built after an auction of seabed plots off the Scottish Read more
A wind farm could be built on land near Fort Augustus if the plans get approval when they are submitted to Highland Council. The proposed site is 6km south east of Newtown Invergarry, on the Culachy Estate. Fred Olsen Renewables is hoping to build the Culachy Wind Farm of up Read more
We’ve just been informed that the SAS petition will be heard by the Petitions Committee again on 29 June. The Clerks tell us that the Scottish Government will liaise with the UK Government directly over the issue of whether or not they would be willing to amend the Electricity Act Read more
Concerns have been raised over whether burning wood for electricity is a genuine renewable energy source The Government’s plan to reach net zero relies on burning the equivalent of the New Forest every five months, The Telegraph can reveal. Ministers plan to use technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere Read more
The construction of onshore Scottish windfarms has created 4.9 million tons of emissions – which are then gradually offset during the lifetime of the turbines. But the payback time can be as long as 10.8 years. The developments which create by far the most emissions are those built on peatland. Read more
The SAS petition was heard for the third time by the Scottish Parliament Petitions Committee this morning. As it was also being debated at the same time as another wind farm petition to make shared ownership mandatory, our fear was that this would muddy the waters and unfortunately that is Read more