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New offshore wind power projects will be “crucial” as Scotland seeks to become “one of the net-zero capitals of Europe”, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister spoke out as seabed agreements were announced for three new developments in the waters around Shetland, which together are expected to generate some Read more
Kwasi Kwarteng is planning to clamp down on wind and solar energy firms as a new forecast predicted the energy price cap will hit £6,000 in April. The Telegraph can reveal Mr Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, is also preparing to intervene in the energy market in an attempt to stabilise Read more
Inconvenient truths Drax burns wood pellets to produce electricity but it is not green electricity. The pellets come from 27 million trees from forests in the US and Canada which are then shipped 4,500 miles to Immingham, creating 1.5 million tons of CO2 every year. It will take 50 years Read more
Long article worth reading. Why might we want to invest in fusion power, though, when renewables like wind, solar and wave power are mature technologies which are becoming ever-cheaper to build, run and maintain? One answer is that some renewables, like wind and solar, are still dependent on environmental conditions. Read more
Yesterday, we received notification that there had been new submissions to our Petition. https://www.parliament.scot/…/pe1864-increase-the… You will remember that the Planning Minister gave evidence to the Committee before Summer recess and said that the Scottish Gov had no authority to increase or abolish the 50MW threshold for renewable energy developments to Read more
PPA-170-2156 Site Address: Land At Garcrogo Hill And Barmark Hill, Corsock, DG7 Case Detail: The Erection, 35 Year Operation And Subsequent Decommissioning Of A Wind Farm Comprising Of Up To 9 Wind Turbines With An Indicative Installed Capacity Of Up To 50 Mw And Associated Development Reporter’s decision: I am Read more
Why is the cost of ‘renewable’ energy going up during a gas price crisis? Octopus boss forced to explain why bills are rising on green tariffs https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-11102967/Octopus-Energy-raises-renewable-energy-tariffs-blaming-outdated-market-rising-gas-prices.html
Dear Sir, Here we are in a heatwave, desperately needing electricity for air conditioning, for our homes, work places, hospitals, care homes, factories and returning schools only to discover the entire wind industry is still on holiday. As I write, over 11,000 entirely-parasitic, demonstrably-useless, giant, industrial bird-mincers are currently providing Read more