Scottish Power, SSE, EDF and E.ON warn Alex Salmond his green energy targets risk being missed if he presses ahead with extra protections. By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor Four of the country’s largest energy companies have piled pressure on Read more
Copenhagen/Hamburg: A Danish study that cost the taxpayer more than €2.6 million and supported by the freeloaders of the wind power, led by world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers Vestas, Siemens, and Vattenfall in Denmark, is to provide for a smooth Read more
Leading UK small wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind Ltd, today announced the appointment of Sales & Marketing Director John Gallacher to the Board of Gaia-Wind as Director. http://www.farminguk.com/news/New-Man-Hoisted-on-Board-for-Gaia-Wind_28508.html
Drysdales, the vegetable processing business at Cockburnspath, will be in a position to produce its own energy after planning consent was given for two 77.9m turbines. http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local/all-news/vegetable-processor-s-wind-power-1-3329386
The Fife-based project to build and test the world’s largest wind turbine has reached a milestone after the machine’s blades turned for the first time. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/blades-turn-on-world-s-largest-turbine-for-the-first-time-1.253438
One fifth of all homes in Perth and Kinross are being targeted this week as part of an unprecedented effort to oppose windfarm development. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/campaigners-aim-to-mobilise-thousands-in-fight-against-windfarms-in-perthshire-1.253310
Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania said in a joint statement that the EU’s 2030 carbon goal should take into account UN climate deal in 2015. http://www.thegwpf.org/eu-member-states-call-delay-climate-targets-2015/
Estimates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas resource in the North West of England may have to be increased significantly upwards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26440101