Building new electrical connectors to the islands could unlock a “century of opportunity” according to the Scottish energy minister. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/04/700m-renewable-scheme-unlock-century-opportunity-fegus-ewing-says/
Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, announced Scotland’s Climate Change Pledge for Communities during a keynote address at the 2014 Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) Gathering yesterday. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/minister-announces-scotlands-climate-change-pledge-for-communities/
Fife Environmental Partnership (FEP) has just launched its Climate Change Strategy 2014-2020 which aims to reduce carbon emissions and help adapt to climate change in the area. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/climate-change-strategy-for-fife-launched/
JENNY Hogan (“Time truth was told about the vital role of renewables in our wellbeing”, Agenda, The Herald, April 22) makes the case that the continued growth of renewables in Scotland is an essential response to climate change. However, Scotland Read more
RenewableUK: bad news as Conservatives threaten UK energy security/Renewable UK http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/renewableuk-bad-news-as-conservatives-threaten-uk-energy-security
Councils across Scotland should have the final say on whether or not controversial onshore windfarms are approved, the Scottish Conservatives have said. http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2014/04/councils-final-say-windfarms/
A 10-year battle could be at an end after the Scottish Government rejected controversial plans that would have seen nine giant wind turbines erected near Crieff. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/decade-long-battle-could-be-at-an-end-after-mull-hill-turbines-plan-rejected-again-1.334482
JENNY Hogan’s article on the role of renewables contains some half-truths and misleading inferences (“Time truth was told about the vital role of renewables in our wellbeing”, Herald Agenda, April 22). It is not true that fossil fuel generators are Read more