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UNITED STATES: US wind growth has ground to a halt this year, with no new installations completed in the second quarter of 2013, figures from the American Wind Energy Association show. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1193573/us-wind-installations-sink-zero-q2
The Government will soon offer subsidies, funded by levies on consumer bills, to power stations to switch on quickly when wind farms are not generating sufficient electricity. http://www.thegwpf.org/uk-government-subsidise-coal-power-plants-wind-farms/
The South East must accept shale gas exploration for the sake of Britain’s economic future, Energy Minister Michael Fallon declared today. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/energy-minister-michael-fallon-the-south-east-must-accept-fracking-8739179.html
A Nimby? No, I’m fighting to save the Britain I love: TV star GRIFF RHYS JONES on his crusade to stop wind farms and solar panels wrecking his favourite landscapes http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2381610/GRIFF-RHYS-JONES-crusade-stop-wind-farms-solar-panels-wrecking-favourite-landscapes.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
A Donside anti-wind farm campaign group saw their celebrations cut short after a fourth application for turbines was made on a controversial site. The Stop Turbines in Cushnie group were toasting Aberdeenshire Councillors after they unanimously rejected an application for a single 45.9 m turbine at Bogfern at the last Read more
Over the next few years, Britain faces an energy crisis. All the encouraging economic figures will quickly be reversed if the lights go out or fuel prices soar. The country is increasingly reliant upon foreign gas to generate electricity, principally because we are shutting coal-fired power stations in order to Read more
Europe has bet big on wind and solar energy, and many environmental advocates would like America to follow. Wind and solar have a role in the U.S. energy economy, but we would be wise to see the cautionary tale in the European experience and adjust our plans accordingly. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323309404578613792021690244.html
Proposed Scottish planning policy changes could threaten renewable energy development, says expert The Scottish Government’s proposals for a revised national planning policy could adversely affect the growth of renewable energy in Scotland, an expert has said.29 Jul 2013 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/july/proposed-scottish-planning-policy-changes-could-threaten-renewable-energy-development-says-expert/