The UK government has been ‘too slow’ to follow its ambitious climate targets with delivery, according to the country’s independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In two new progress reports, the CCC said that Downing Street’s Ten Point Plan, published at the end of last year, had yet to be Read more
French renewable energy developer Voltalia plans to install 81 wind turbines in Brazil’s Bahia state, in an area that’s also the main refuge of the endangered Lear’s macaw (Anodorhynchus leari). Conservationists warn that the birds may collide with the turbines, especially because they fly at dawn and dusk, when visibility Read more
Wind turbines: How UK wants to become ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he wants the UK to become “the Saudi Arabia of wind” and – off the coast of Yorkshire – the North Sea is now home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Danish Read more
by Hamish Penman An Aberdeenshire woman has spoken of the “considerable discomfort” she and her family endured due to the sound generated by nearby onshore wind turbines. Rosemary Milne, who has three “industrially sized” turbines situated in “extreme proximity” to her home, said the noise nuisance has placed “extreme” stress Read more
THE man in charge of the vast Torness nuclear power station on Scotland’s east coast has said the industry has a huge contribution to make after the 30-year-old plant celebrated a record performance. One of the two reactors at the power station near Dunbar operated continuously for 865 days between Read more
Fiona Ainslie asks why no compensation is available to wind farm neighbours who are directly affected by a development. (letters 19 June). The difference (in terms of compensation rights) between people living near a proposed high speed rail link or motorway and those near windfarms comes down to whether the Read more
Senators adopted an amendment Friday (18 June) giving municipalities the right to veto a wind turbine project as part of the currently debated Climate and Resilience Law. EURACTIV France reports. Following a stormy debate, senators voted in favour of mayors obtaining the right to veto wind farm projects with the Read more
There is ongoing interest in Professor Gordon Hughes’ empirical work on the economics of wind power, with occasional requests for talks and summaries, and updates and recent reflections. The attached paper was presented recently to a London-based financial organisation. It summarises afresh the work published by REF in 2020, and Read more