German weather site wetter24.de writes that parts of Germany, Switzerland and Austria will see frosty nights in the days ahead, heralding an early start to autumn. http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.oHikKBpT.dpbs
RECENTLY I came across a quote from the lawyer and writer Raja Shehadeh’s book Palestinian Walks which advised that “people should be encouraged to walk in the hills. It will increase their attachment to their country.” He himself often came from his home in Ramallah to walk on the Scottish Read more
GLASGOW’S forthcoming £154 million recycling and renewable energy facility in Polmadie reached a significant milestone earlier this year, with 70 per cent work completion announced. The milestone was marked with the arrival of a £5m Weir Group turbine on site which will be at the heart of the site’s renewable Read more
Picture a cold and dark wintery evening in November and millions of householders across the country are switching on their kettles at the same time after a long day at work but suddenly there is a big problem. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/utilities/11844750/Electricity-network-in-uncharted-territory-as-blackouts-loom.html
Labour and Lib Dem peers seek to remove Energy Bill clause that would end Renewables Obligation support http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2424737/lords-table-amendment-to-block-onshore-wind-subsidy-cut
IT is galling to hear politicians like SNP complaining about effects of Government austerity measures on people-s lives when one of biggest costs we have to face is higher-than-necessary increases to our electricity bills caused by SNP policy on renewables such as wind and solar-generated power. The subsidies we pay Read more
Graham Brown Planners have finally lost their patience with the operators of the largest windfarm in Angus. The Courier can reveal a deadline for a detailed update on the submission of a noise monitoring report for the eight-turbine Ark Hill development near Glamis passed in the latest stage of a Read more
Investors are pulling back from wind farms in Nordic nations as the lowest electricity prices in 12 years cut the profitability of new projects. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-04/wind-farm-investment-plunges-with-power-prices-in-nordic-region