Press Association Energy company profits have added £70 to rising bills, and accounted for around £77 of average household dual fuel costs in 2014, while energy and climate policy costs accounted for £89, the study from think-tank Policy Exchange said. The report called on ministers to maximise efforts to improve Read more
Written by Ian Ramage | A leading economist has claimed consumers have paid a £1billion subsidies penalty – to deliver soaring profits to windfarm operators. Inverness-based Mackay Consultants said analysis of economic impact and feasibility studies for turbines schemes revealed that electricity customers were ultimately billed for three times the Read more
A new report – which sets out the current state of the floating wind industry – shows the opportunity for Scotland to take the lead in commercialising floating wind technology. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/carbon-trust-report-shows-scotland-could-pioneer-floating-wind-industry/
Communities from inner city Glasgow to western Harris are set to benefit from £500,000 in funding for demonstrator projects designed to encourage the use and local ownership of renewable energy. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Renewable-energy-goes-to-town-1b1d.aspx
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is seeking legal advice after the government instructed it to halt investment in wind power and small-scale solar projects. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/13/clean-energy-bank-seeks-legal-advice-after-coalition-pulls-plug-on-wind-and-solar-projects
By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent The UK faces a tighter energy crunch than last year, with more contingency measures needed to ensure the lights stay on, an assessment from National Grid has shown. The gap between total electricity generating capacity and peak demand would fall to just 1.2% Read more
A report by ClimateXChange claims to increase understanding of how to better predict and mitigate visual, shadow flicker and noise impacts of new wind farm developments. The report, released last Thursday, presents the findings of a two-year study reviewing ten wind farms from across Scotland, comparing the impacts predicted before Read more
A wind far company eyeing up a site near Twynholm has been forced to amend its proposals following community feedback. The Banks Renewables community wind farm project will now propose a reduction in its turbine heights from 132m to 115m while the seventh turbine would be reduced from 132m to Read more