THE region’s more remote and rugged areas need protection from further wind farm developments and blanket afforestation. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/roundup/articles/2013/12/20/482864-wild-land-protection-from-wind-turbines/
Factories and businesses will be paid to turn out lights from 4pm to 8pm Emergency measures designed to head off threat of blackouts next winter Ofgem decides plan is necessary to ensure adequate supply of electricity http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2526772/Firms-paid-turn-lights-Four-hour-curfew-save-Britain-blackouts.html
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has criticised the UK Government for removing all planned Scottish offshore windfarms from their list of 10 projects which will get a FID (Final Investment Decision) contract, and has called on the UK Department of Energy Read more
Controversial plans to erect a wind turbine close to ancient monuments and historical sites in Wooler are set to go ahead after a campaigner lost his last-ditch bid to halt the development http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/farming/green-light-for-wooler-wind-mast-1-3237669
RenewableUK today commented on the publication of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan. http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/2013-12-19-renewableuk-warns-of-hasty-policy-effect-on-onshore-wind-as-delivery-plan-issued
Scottish renewable energy projects had a record-breaking 2012, producing enough power to meet 40.3% of the country’s electricity needs. http://www.energyvoice.com/2013/12/scots-renewables-projects-record-breaking-year-2012/
(Reuters) – Britain’s Energy Bill, which includes a new support mechanism for renewable energy and nuclear plants, was approved by the Queen on Wednesday, meaning it is now law. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/uk-britain-energy-law-idUKBRE9BH0Q720131218
Whilst two-thirds of the British population intellectually accepts the reality of manmade climate change, many deny some or all of the associated feelings and responsibilities needed to deal with the issue, according to a new report. http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2013/12/18/72-of-britons-say-living-standards-more-important-than-climate-change/