Idle cash The article by Brian Wilson commenting that Scotland’s energy depends on gas (”Transition to net-zero carbon emissions must take account of reality”, Perspective, 14 December) omitted one vital fact from his claim that “there is an urgent need for energy storage to counter intermittency”. There was no Read more
The 16-turbine proposal, which lies halfway between Buckie and Keith, is due to go before Moray Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Committee this week for their formal response before final determination by the Scottish Government next year. The scheme is predicted to deliver a £70 million boost for Moray and Read more
Also in the Sun and Sunday Mail A probe is underway after part of a huge turbine blade sheared off at one of Scotland’s newest wind farms triggering safety fears. The incident happened at Sneddon Law Wind Farm in East Ayrshire – which operates 15 turbines and only opened Read more
Sigh of relief Monica Lennon’s proposed Ecocide Prevention Bill (your report, 11 December) has the backing of enough cross-party members to be brought forward and the Scottish Government has indicated that it will not intervene to stop it. This would clear the way for the bill to be formally introduced Read more
Ed Miliband today insisted communities must accept onshore wind farms under Labour‘s energy overhaul. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14189039/Ed-Miliband-communities-onshore-wind-farms-Labour-energy-bills.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHI8OtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfn1lr31OLL-qnOfNOQRBMljJcJdE2gLNu8sTrvKfJJBoUW3Rq9VvjxYxA_aem_7_hnVMH_WqESGVEJ8by4-A
Residents of Leitholm – a village between Coldstream and Greenlaw – claim the heart is being ripped out of their community with the arrival of battery storage facilities. If all six proposed facilities are approved, more than 200 acres of farmland will be turned over to concreted compounds within a Read more
GB Energy is a “needless new quango” that crowds out private finance in clean energy, Tories have warned. They said the initiative, which will cost taxpayers £8.3billion, is another sign of Labour’s “heavy-handed” approach to governing Britain. Ashley Fox MP said: “GB Energy is just another sign of Labour’s heavy-handed Read more
THE PRINCIPAL contractor on the Viking Energy wind farm will be sentenced in Lerwick next week in relation to the death of a 23-year-old working on the project in 2022. Liam Macdonald, from Tain, died at the Viking construction site on 5 June 2022 while working for BAM Nuttall. Liam Read more