I EXPERIENCED last week the inevitable end of my household’s chosen energy supplier – their lack of both scale and ability to cope with unprecedented market volatility marking them out as at risk. Next will be assignment to a larger Read more…
DEVELOPERS behind plans for a “world-leading” offshore wind farm have reduced the size of the site in a bid to lessen the impact on seabirds. SSE Renewables’ proposals for Berwick Bank are expected to be sent to the Scottish Government Read more…
A mention of our Petition in the Times today. Thanks to our members for their help with this article.
It seems that every Tom, Dick and Greta sees what is becoming a vast festival of the righteous as a lever for their goals, whether climate-related on not, with the rail union RMT now set to stop all trains and Read more…
Good outcome for a change. His Lordship agreed that the Scottish Ministers’ decision to refuse the wind farm was lawful. It could of course be appealed to the Inner House of the Court of Session. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2021csoh104.pdf?sfvrsn=80901229_1
Next year, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will put up a gargantuan prototype – a 15-megawatt (MW) wind turbine that will be powerful enough to provide electricity to roughly 13,000 British homes. It will be the biggest such turbine in Read more…
The last 10 years have seen unprecedented growth in the contribution of wind power to the UK’s energy needs. Thousands of wind turbines have been erected both onshore and offshore, on sites that have been heralded as the bedrock of Read more…