Nowhere safe from wind farms YOU revealed in January that Scotland has an “open door” wind farm policy compared to England, where there have been no wind farms built since 2012. The French energy giant EDF has submitted an application for 12 turbines, eight metres short of the height of Read more
Brian Wilson (Scotsman, 24 July) states that “three per cent of electricity is currently being generated by wind farms”. That raises the question of how does Holyrood plan to supply schools, hospitals, homes and supermarket freezers should there be a repeat of these high pressure conditions, especially over the winter, Read more
By Scott Wright PERTH-based SSE is to investigate producing green hydrogen from renewable energy created at onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens Gamesea Renewable Energy to explore the delivery of green hydrogen at two as yet unspecified sites through Read more
by Graham Lang, Chair of Scotland Against Spin AS Benjamin Disraeli said, ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.’ RenewableUK, the voice of the wind and solar power industry, and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are keen to demonstrate that there is overwhelming public Read more
Plans to create a windfarm in Lockerbie have been lodged with council chiefs. German renewables firm Energiekontor want to build the turbine site at Little Hartfell, Corrie Common. The application is noted as being: “likely to have significant effects on the environment”. The firm wants to erect nine of the Read more
Doctors use a stethoscope to listen to people’s hearts and lungs as a way of assessing their state of health. The same premise could soon be used to determine the condition of Scotland’s peatlands and decide whether they need emergency treatment. As well as providing important habitat for other species, Read more
YOU provide a large package on green energy adjacent to ScottishPower’s proud advert as a “totally green” producer of electricity (The Herald, July 23). Readers should know that when I read this advert, Scotland was importing 600MW from England because wind output was negligible, the balance of Scotland’s demand being Read more