Olympics chief John Armitt believes only power cuts will force politicians to confront lack of energy infrastructure investment http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/10/armitt-power-blackouts-politicians-energy-crisis-infrastructure
Britain will be free to generate more of its energy from nuclear power and build fewer wind and solar farms after the European Commission rejected calls for a legally binding renewable energy target for 2030. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/environment/article3972094.ece
Golf legend Old Tom Morris would be “turning in his grave” over the prospect of a wind turbine at an Angus golf course he designed. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/forfar-golf-club-turbine-plan-would-have-old-tom-morris-turning-in-his-grave-1.175323
Richard Burdge A controversial community wind turbine project that would have blighted a nationally important bird sanctuary has been rejected. The Scottish Government’s own reporter has judged that the three-turbine plan at Tillyrie, near Milnathort, would have had an unacceptable Read more
By Craig Borland The fate of £95,000 in public money used to help draw up the doomed plans for three wind turbines at Ascog Farm remains unclear this week. Scotland’s energy minister, Fergus Ewing, has written to constituency MSP Michael Read more
Battle lines have been drawn again by Angus campaigners following another application for wind turbines close to their homes. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/an-insult-to-the-community-storm-campaign-vows-to-fight-angus-turbine-plans-1.174958
The independence vote will be won or lost on two issues – immigration and wind turbines. Alex Salmond wants more immigration but in a poll 69 per cent of Scots said immigrant numbers should be cut and a meagre two Read more
European MPs have backed plans for climate change and energy policy targets for the next 16 years. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/meps-back-binding-renewable-energy-targets-2030/