David Ross Highland Correspondent Mountaineers and other outdoor groups hope Highland councillors will ignore the advice of their planning officials next week when they consider the controversial extension to an existing wind farm. Falck Renewables Wind Limited want to add Read more
Fergus Ewing took part in Morning Call on Radio Scotland on 27th November 2014 in the course of which he said “The costs are not small of course. The cost per household of renewables is only £40.” The recording Read more
UK regulator Ofgem has approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland to connect 1.2GW of new renewable electricity generation to the national grid following completion in 2018. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/go-ahead-for-1-billion-moray-firth-subsea-cable-to-connect-1-2gw-of-scots-renewable-electricity-to-national-grid/
Prime minister says ‘enough is enough’ over payments for energy source and says put them in planning system Patrick Wintour, political editor David Cameron claimed on Tuesday the public was “fed up” with onshore windfarms and said the country did Read more
The renewable power industry needs a fresh approach if it is to win the public’s support and reach its full potential, says OVO Energy’s Jessica Lennard Jessica Lennard The energy debate has left the territory of the rational. Graphs, logic, Read more
SYSTEMS thinking is vital to understanding how our planet functions, not least to understanding and tackling the causes and consequences of climate change. Yet the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears devoid of such thinking in Scotland and the Read more
Airborne Energy finds around 740 estates suitable for turbines with Mayfield Industrial Estate in Dalkeith declared the windiest http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2386928/scottish-industrial-estates-primed-for-wind-energy-expansion
By Rita Campbell Two separate wind turbines being proposed by businesses in Argyll have been recommended for refusal by planners. Shellfish business Celtic Sea Ltd at Arduaine, south of Oban, is seeking consent for a 111ft tall (to blade tip) Read more