UK leaders make climate vow re/NEWS
The leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have pledged a cross-party fight against climate change. http://renews.biz/84154/uk-leaders-make-climate-vow/
System fault led to Screggagh wind turbine collapse/E&T
The unexpected collapse of a giant wind turbine earlier this year that scattered debris across a wide area in Northern Ireland was put down to a fault in its systems for controlling the blades, the company said. http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/feb/turbine-collapse-cause.cfm
The truth behind the wind power subsidies row/The Guardian
A row has broken out within the wind power industry over the future of small wind farm installations in the UK, and the subsidies that should be paid to them. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/13/truth-behind-wind-turbines-subsidies-power-row
Glenchamber wind farm homes to get discount/BBC News
Buildings close to the Glenchamber wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway will receive a discount on their electricity bills. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31458779
Can you help MPs weigh up balance of UK energy supply amid oil price slump, shale boom and opposition to onshore renewables?/Scottish Energy News
To launch its final report of this Parliament, Fuelling the debate: ECC Committee successes and future challenges, the Westminster Energy and Climate Change Committee is holding a consultation in London on 12 March for energy investors, specialists and campaigners to discuss future challenges and opportunities in energy and climate change Read more…
New power stations a must – The Herald
THE letter from Ian W. Thomson (February 12) relates to a personal experience following a brief loss of electricity supply. I believe that it is not appreciated fully that without a reliable supply of electricity the structure of society as we currently know it would fail instantly. This Read more…
We are in danger of sleepwalking into periods of darkness – The Herald
IN the early evening of last Saturday, our home was suddenly cast into total darkness. That is quite an alarming event in the middle of winter, all the more so because of its rarity, given the security in supply to which we have become accustomed in this country Read more…
Locked gate anger at Little Raith site – Fife Times
Councillor Ian Chisholm has written to Kennedy Renewables to enquire about restricted site access at Little Raith. The SNP councillor contacted Jonny Kennedy, managing director of the company, after being made aware of issues with access at the wind farm site by a disabled constituent. Cllr Chisholm has Read more…