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Tim Sharp City Editor INVESTORS in Perth-based energy giant SSE are to benefit from a 3% dividend hike after the company said it expected to record an 8.8% rise in earnings this year. The predicted earnings rise comes despite SSE, which came under fire for hiking the average retail bill Read more
There will always be some, including a certain American billionaire, who hate the idea of offshore wind farms; there will always be others who think they are rather beautiful. Regardless of the individual’s point of view, offshore wind power has an important part to play in finding the right mix Read more
Climbdown on setting mandatory national targets, enforced in the EU courts, will be welcomed by Britain By Bruno Waterfield, in Brussels The European Commission is to ditch legally-binding renewable energy targets after 2020 in a major U-turn and admission that the policy has failed industry and consumers by driving up Read more
An appeal has been lodged with the Scottish Government by Minto man Jim Shanks, who is seeking to build a nine-turbine wind farm near Stow. Mr Shanks first submitted a plan for the community-owned Shaw Park scheme to the council in August 2011, but it was rejected two years later. Read more
Richard North, 23/01/2014 1658 Compared with the flood of online comment when a certain political party is mentioned, the responses to newspaper reports on the latest EU climate change and energy package have been remarkably thin. Most of the legacy media comment has focused on the headline news that the Read more
The SNP should reassess its policy on wind power. http://www.protectwildscotland.org/wind/wind-news/letter-policy-on-wind-power/
Proposals to build two additional wind turbines at a farm near Longside have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/business-directory/millhill-wind-turbine-is-shown-the-green-light-1-3279530
Highlands project to feature 32 turbines with a generating capacity of up to 108MW. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/36580/scottish-government-approves-invermoriston-wind-farm-project/