SOME recent letters regarding mains electrical power provision reveal, in my opinion, partisan attachments for or against certain power generation methods. Why, I do not know, for this a practical matter which depends on established facts, the most important of which is that wind turbines are used in large numbers Read more
This is a pretty startling map although only accurate to 2018. Zoom in on Scotland and weep! The brown dots are Wind Farms. Click on each one to identify. https://www.mygridgb.co.uk/map/
I was delighted to be able to attend the International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise which was held remotely last week. Myself and another wind farm neighbour gave a graphic description of living with wind turbines to an audience of acoustic consultants, medical experts, developers and government officials from around Read more
By Sandra Dick Scotland’s future electricity supplies are being put at risk due to failures by ministers to fully explore the consequences of relying on renewable energies. The Energy Strategy Group of The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES) says there is a “lack of attention to engineering issues” by Read more
A reminder that tomorrow sees the start of the Clauchrie Wind Farm Inquiry (South Ayrshire) WIN-370-3 Session 1 – Landscape & Visual Impact, Including Wild Land, Aviation Lighting/Night-Time Impacts, and Residential Amenity Monday, 24th May 2021 at 10:00am AND WIN-110-1 – Fetteresso Wind Farm – Pre Inquiry Meeting – Aberdeenshire Read more
Nationalisation could be a masterstroke for the Tories – Herald letters WHEN Conservative MP Robert Adley warned against the dangers of privatisation he held up a British Rail timetable – ” a wonderful book” – explaining that it allowed passengers (and freight) to travel smoothly from Wick to Penzance on Read more
Wind claims highly dubious ON reading Scottish energy journalism recently it seems the Scottish Renewables erroneous announcement that “97.4 per cent of Scotland’s electricity consumption [was] met by renewables in 2020″ is morphing into “Scotland produces 97.4% of its electricity from renewables”, implying a daily achievement. Both statements are wrong Read more
LAST October my TCW colleague Margaret Ashworth wrote how offshore wind turbines were getting bigger and bigger, with plans for a ‘monster’ on the horizon. Well, it’s here. The General Electric Haliade X is the world’s largest and most powerful turbine at 853ft high – just 150ft shorter than the Read more