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Survey work for the new offshore wind farm Neart na Gaoithe will start tomorrow (Wednesday, October 16) in the sea off the Dunbar coast. An under sea electricity cable from the proposed wind farm will connect to the onshore National Grid connection at Crystal Rig in the Lammermuirs. The assessments, Read more
Carmichael raises prospect of powers for islands HANS J MARTER NEWLY appointed Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has raised expectations that Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles leaders can expect substantial progress in their efforts to gain more powers. The Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney & Shetland said they had a Read more
By Jim Pickard, Chief Political Correspondent Green policies will add 41 per cent to electricity prices by 2030 – according to the energy department’s own forecasts. Policies to promote low-carbon energy include a guaranteed “strike price”, expected to be announced within days, to support EDF’s proposed new nuclear reactors at Read more
By Guy Chazan When Ed Miliband, leader of the UK’s opposition Labour party, promised in September to freeze energy prices if he won the country’s next general election, it caught Britain’s business elite by surprise. It should not have done. In stark contrast to the US, where gas prices fell Read more
Brian Donnelly Senior News Reporter CAMPAIGNERS have backed calls for a new law they claim would give Scotland’s three regional parks greater protection from “industrialisation” caused by the building of wind farms. BEAUTY: But campaigners have warned that regional parks like the Pentland Hills are in danger of being blighted Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent German engineering giant Siemens has installed a market-ready version of its gearless wind turbine. The project is taking place on energy firm SSE’s test site at Hunterston, North Ayrshire, in preparation for the development of offshore wind farms round Britain. The company says the coastal location Read more
Renewable energy is blamed for jeopardising Europe’s energy security this winter, a new study has found. EurActiv France reports. http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/power-outages-threaten-europe-news-531032
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03dzdds/The_Andrew_Marr_Show_13_10_2013/ Andrew Marr is joined by key political personalities and cultural figures to discuss topical politics, current affairs and the arts. Guests include energy secretary Ed Davey MP, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt MP, director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, and education activist Malala Yousafzai. Sir Tim Rice was on Read more