Being something of a naturalist some of my most memorable trips have involved seeing birds such as the endangered resplendent quetzal in Costa Rica or the beautiful rose-coloured grosbeak in Alberta. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-dodge/saving-migrating-bats_b_6957570.html
By Douglas Dickie Halfway Community Council will formally oppose a planned wind turbine at Flemington. Members of the group voted unanimously to object when the proposal is put to South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee. They will also write directly to Healthy ‘n’ Happy, who are behind the plans, Read more
An application to develop a new wind farm in the Touch-Gargunnock-Finty Hills near the villages of Fintry and Kippen was this week refused by Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel. The proposed seven-turbine Craigton and Spittalhill Wind Farm has been on the drawing board for a few years now and Read more
The UK and Norway are to build the world’s longest undersea interconnector – a method of linking up electricity and gas networks – to provide enough low-carbon energy for almost 750,000 British homes. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/mar/26/uk-and-norway-to-build-worlds-longest-undersea-energy-interconnector
A long-awaited study has concluded that there is no evidence to suggest wind farms have a significant impact on tourism. http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/all-news/study-concludes-that-tourism-and-turbines-can-mix-1-3728309
Statistics published today by DECC show Scotland has almost met its 50 per cent renewable electricity target a year ahead of schedule. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Renewable-electricity-ahead-of-schedule-17d3.aspx
Simon Bain Business Correspondent/Personal Finance Editor SSE has decided to mothball a third of the natural gas withdrawal capacity at its Hornsea gas storage facility due to poor returns. Hornsea, located in east Yorkshire, accounts for about five per cent of the total gas storage capacity in the Read more
An estimated £39.6 billion was invested in the UK’s renewable energy industry between 2010 and 2014. http://www.energylivenews.com/2015/03/25/39-6bn-invested-in-uk-renewables-since-2010/