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Douglas Ross has vowed to tackle the “culture of secrecy” at the heart of Nicola Sturgeon’s government amid growing fears over wasted public cash. The Scottish Tory leader will today unveil new plans for an “Open the Books Bill” to boost financial transparency in the Nationalist administration. Mr Ross said Read more
Scottish Borders The construction and operation of a new wind farm (Dunside Wind Farm) comprising up to a maximum of 20 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 260m; and other ancillary infrastructure. The Site is approximately 6km north of the settlement of Westruther and 7km to the west Read more
BORIS JOHNSON’S plans to free the UK from the energy shackles it finds itself in have been torn apart as two major flaws have been exposed. With the UK and the rest of Europe currently experiencing a severe energy crisis as both prices and demand rise, yet supply falls, urgent Read more
Pol Yates says “We must take climate change seriously” and says we must move swiftly from oil and gas, (Letters, 12 March). To what? We will still need gas fired generators for when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. On average over the last 12 months Read more
Irish developer ESB is to decommission the 70-turbine Derrybrien wind farm in Ireland after failing to secure a new permit for the controversial project. The company paused operation of the 59.5MW project last month when An Bord Pleanala refused to grant substitute consent for the site in Galway. “Following careful Read more
European Energy has launched an investigation following the collapse of a GE Cypress turbine at the 50MW Anyksciai onshore wind farm in Lithuania. The Denmark-based developer has confirmed that the 5.5MW machine fell to the ground on the morning of 11 March. No injuries occurred and local authorities were informed Read more
One glimmer of hope in the series of ongoing horrors in Ukraine is that some good may come of it. When it ends, there may be a realisation on the part of many in the West – most notably Germany – of the truth about energy supplies. They have Read more