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Permission for a controversial plan to store energy in batteries on greenbelt land in Eaglesham could be revoked by East Renfrewshire Council. Two Conservative councillors, Jim McLean and Andrew Morrison, will ask the council’s planning committee to back a U-turn at a meeting next week.  https://www.barrheadnews.com/news/25194104.u-turn-sought-eaglesham-battery-storage-facility-plan/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKkGOFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgElU7coDSr4Lxglx6WiaXVG8MAIHEMV-twN-N_qplyZl9IL5oVo5dFRJM6V_aem_Gwj34GmbzqRjZKjGVZwuvw

  A clear explanation of why the entire wind farm bubble has burst. They have no future but the dying process can cause a lot of pain.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4KHR6lPbuM

The stench of a cover-up hangs over Spain’s giant blackout, the worst electricity failure in any developed country in modern times. Faith in the current investigation has reached rock-bottom. The socialist government of Pedro Sánchez is trying to buy time with explanations that either make no technical sense or veer Read more

In 2010, the Netherlands adopted the Crisis and Recovery Act in order to boost the economy after the 2008 economic crisis and to speed up the processing of various projects. The law included 58 projects, such as bridges and harbours, as well as wind farms, for which the government committed Read more

As members of the DPEA Stakeholder Group, SAS received the following email today from David Liddell Assistant Chief Reporter, relating to the community sessions which are held during oral proceedings such as Inquiries and Hearings.   If you have any comments which you would like us to pass on, please Read more

Scotsman letters Conflict of interest Alasdair HM Adam (Letters, 20 May) hits the nail on the head when he says the decision by a Scottish Government Reporter to award planning permission in principle to the new Flamingo Land will be perceived as a gross conflict of interest as the land Read more

Ed Miliband must consider raising taxes or gas bills if the UK is to have any hope of hitting net zero, the Government’s climate change quango has warned. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/21/raise-taxes-or-gas-bills-to-remove-green-levies-miliband/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKacf5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHn8hPOnqXeb3RTmK0IJcr9VTmpg-JNTMMIoPsRXAWVR9fpe1nlFFnu0-bZ2Y_aem_wO5ZIUXAmYZ8pFX-F5EpqA

This evening my latest report: The true affordability of net zero, was launched at an event hosted by The Lord Offord of Garvel, Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero in the House of Lords. The event was attended by MPs, Peers and members of the energy community as Read more