MEMBERS of Neilston and Uplawmoor community councils have also recently raised concerns about accessing important planning documents. The revelation that an elected member of the planning committee has also encountered difficulties accessing information has not gone down well. Uplawmoor resident Aileen Jackson, who has written to councillors Read more
A senior Conservative backbencher has condemned his own party’s opposition to onshore wind farms. http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Wind-turbine-sceptics-branded-flat-Earthers-Tory/story-26167964-detail/story.html
SCOTLAND is set to become the most overcrowded country on earth for wind turbines, according to new research by the Sunday Express. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/564052/Scotland-most-overcrowded-country-wind-turbines
Colin Donald Business Editor Aquamarine Power, the wave energy pioneer whose Oyster 800 device was hailed as the future of marine energy, has shelved plans to build Scotland’s first wave energy farm for at least five years. The struggling Edinburgh-based firm has attracted around £93 million of (70 Read more
Hannah Rodger IT’S an investment which is set to make one of the richest aristocrats in Scotland even richer. But when a company backed by the wealthy Duke of Buccleuch gave notice that is was applying for an eight turbine windfarm development, it also managed to crush the dreams Read more
Sweden and Norway have agreed to boost their target for renewable-energy production amid concerns the additional capacity will exacerbate a power glut and strain the region’s electricity grid. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/75875/scandinavians-increase-renewable-target-amid-power-glut-concern/
David Leask Chief Reporter They are a familiar sight in the war and disaster zones of the Third World. Floating power plants – essentially giant barges or ships with diesel generators on them – have saved lives and propped up economies from Gaza to Panama. Now, sources have Read more
I’m pleased that my Agenda article (March 11) has sparked a healthy debate about the transition of Scotland’s electricity system. On the issue of restarting the grid (Letters, March 13), National Grid made clear in its evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Energy Committee just this week that Longannet and Read more