A sad day. Strath Oykel WF has been approved. https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/scottish-ministers-give-green-light-to-proposed-strath-oykel-371140/
A renewable energy developer has pledged that two new wind turbines in the centre of Caithness will have “minimum impact” on the surrounding area. UK-based Wind2 is seeking permission to build Swarclett Wind Farm on agricultural land approximately one kilometre south-east of Mains of Durran. Community benefit will include a Read more
SNP Ministers have been accused of being “out-of-touch” with their ongoing opposition to nuclear power after officials admitted it IS beneficial to Scotland. The Scottish Government has long been opposed to building new nuclear reactors and plants north of the border as it goes all in on renewables. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/out-touch-snp-admit-nuclear-34428936?fbclid=IwY2xjawHp2G1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU458hRrsVy9rc_5YQlC44aYc-yD7jBuqBEuqbB0FvivYCgWtJt4VkofFA_aem_um_fRB6_eZFGgL4KeyIB-w
I have been busy giving the spreadsheets and word documents their quarterly update and attach 5 items. 4 of these are the quarterly updates and the other is a list of schemes waiting to be waved through by SG after the relevant councils decided to lodge No Objection. Schemes over Read more
Much as it hurts, because I am not one of Donald Trump’s natural fans, I endorse wholeheartedly his plea to the UK not to shut down the North Sea prematurely as a major producer of oil and gas (your report, 4 January). While they have a use, I also share Read more
MANY of us in Scotland would argue that Brexit was the worst economic self-harm we have inflicted on ourselves in our lifetime. Yet Ed Miliband’s plan to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030 could run close, with experts in the industry forecasting the first power cuts in 2028. The green Read more
Wind farm constraints continue to rise, both in total volume and in cost. In 2024 the consumer paid more than £393 million in 2024 in direct costs – and very much more than this in indirect costs – to discard 8.3 TWh of wind energy. By comparison, in 2023, 4.3 Read more
Green levies on UK electricity bills are set to climb by more than a fifth by the end of the decade, according to figures published by the Office for Budget Responsibility this week alongside the Budget. The increase is driven by escalating costs in the capacity market in which power Read more