News Elsewhere contains mainly articles we have permission to republish from Views of Scotland and Country Guardian. You can learn more about these organisations by visiting: http://www.countryguardian.net/ and http://www.viewsofscotland.org/. Occasionally we will also post news from elsewhere on the web.
UK energy minister on Thursday condemned the behavior of wind-farm operators who have routinely overestimated how much power they’ll generate — a practice that adds to consumers’ bills, according to electricity traders and market experts. Andrew Bowie was responding to a Bloomberg News report that found dozens of the country’s Read more
The UK is in the midst of a green energy transformation, with more than 40% of its electricity coming from wind power as of December. But wind can be unpredictable and the grid can’t always handle the power wind turbines generate on blustery days — and so to protect the Read more
Offshore wind also blamed for the “killing and injuring of sea birds” in this article. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24087023.puffins-thrown-lifeline-scottish-sandeel-fishing-ban/?fbclid=IwAR0s0NZ0of1fehkvfsbj0REYMa-mLa4r2c8c4U4i_-iRea93A5yBcVGUl3A
Scotland missed a target for offshore wind farm jobs by 90 per cent – with Holyrood ministers warned radical action is needed to secure the green jobs revolution. Economic think tank Future Economy Scotland (FES) said the country risks failing to create enough clean energy jobs to offset the loss Read more
News just received that the next Hearing of our Petition to the Scottish Parliament will take place on 21 February 2024. We’ll post the link to watch the live discussion nearer the time. Please sign if you haven’t already done so. https://www.parliament.scot/get-involved/petitions/view-petitions/pe1864-increase-the-ability-of-communities-to-influence-planning-decisions-for-onshore-windfarms?fbclid=IwAR0L6GdzqZnoo6M6cYd9Cc5wNWI3kNBQfbUeHJT6ZHSkB263TQhEha4cneM
The SIC’s new energy strategy has come out against largescale onshore windfarms. A draft version of the strategy has been published today (Monday) with members of the public invited to have their say. The 165-page document covers issues such as energy generation, infrastructure and use, along with considering the potential Read more
The Labour Party needs to find at least £8 billion ($10 billion) to deliver its green-investment plan, a new analysis shows, underscoring why UK opposition leader Keir Starmer may be mulling changes to the initiative. https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/wind/uk-wind/546468/labour-would-need-8-billion-to-deliver-green-plan-within-rules/?fbclid=IwAR3GgriO13_Fkxy4aH1yhW56CGt7W-15E7Fz4f9pdlP02LKIDUmzjN6tnpE
Humza Yousaf recently hailed Scotland’s offshore wind sector as “pivotal” for the nation’s future, but industry insiders say that the government is not moving quickly enough to capture the multibillion-pound prize on offer. Last year the Scottish government pledged to halve the time it took to get projects through the Read more