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I was delighted to be able to attend the International Conference on Wind Turbine Noise which was held remotely last week. Myself and another wind farm neighbour gave a graphic description of living with wind turbines to an audience of acoustic consultants, medical experts, developers and government officials from around Read more
By Sandra Dick Scotland’s future electricity supplies are being put at risk due to failures by ministers to fully explore the consequences of relying on renewable energies. The Energy Strategy Group of The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES) says there is a “lack of attention to engineering issues” by Read more
A reminder that tomorrow sees the start of the Clauchrie Wind Farm Inquiry (South Ayrshire) WIN-370-3 Session 1 – Landscape & Visual Impact, Including Wild Land, Aviation Lighting/Night-Time Impacts, and Residential Amenity Monday, 24th May 2021 at 10:00am AND WIN-110-1 – Fetteresso Wind Farm – Pre Inquiry Meeting – Aberdeenshire Read more
Nationalisation could be a masterstroke for the Tories – Herald letters WHEN Conservative MP Robert Adley warned against the dangers of privatisation he held up a British Rail timetable – ” a wonderful book” – explaining that it allowed passengers (and freight) to travel smoothly from Wick to Penzance on Read more
Wind claims highly dubious ON reading Scottish energy journalism recently it seems the Scottish Renewables erroneous announcement that “97.4 per cent of Scotland’s electricity consumption [was] met by renewables in 2020″ is morphing into “Scotland produces 97.4% of its electricity from renewables”, implying a daily achievement. Both statements are wrong Read more
LAST October my TCW colleague Margaret Ashworth wrote how offshore wind turbines were getting bigger and bigger, with plans for a ‘monster’ on the horizon. Well, it’s here. The General Electric Haliade X is the world’s largest and most powerful turbine at 853ft high – just 150ft shorter than the Read more
I wonder if the people answering the new wind farm survey mentioned in Graham Lang’s letter (19th May ) gave a single thought to those forced to live next to these machines. People who lose amenity for necessary infrastructure like motorways, airports and railways are compensated, but not Read more
Holyrood has announced that former Transport Secretary Michael Matheson will take over responsibility for Scottish energy policy. Matheson will assume the new role of Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, which will encompass transport, environmental protection, energy and COP26 delivery. He served as Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Read more