Could Vestas’ fire-prone turbines be installed in East County? By Miriam Raftery October 31, 2013 (Netherlands) – Two young mechanics, ages 19 and 21, died when a fire broke out in a wind turbine where they were performing routine maintenance. Read more
Scotland’s first 100% cooperatively owned green energy project has launched in Dingwall, Rossshire. The Dingwall Wind Co-op is offering local people the chance to own a 250 kilowatt wind turbine, and has already sold 75% of the £856,000 worth of Read more
By Tim Pauling Alex Salmond warned of blackouts this winter when he was challenged to back a freeze in energy bills. The first minister said the energy regulator Ofgem had shown him some “extremely frightening” figures highlighting a lack of Read more
by David Hepburn Air traffic control chiefs have taken the wind out of an application to build a wind turbine – after raising concerns about air safety. A company called Intelligent Land Investments had applied to East Dunbartonshire Council to Read more
Protest at Perth Special SAS newsletter Oct 2013
GERMANY: Several onshore wind turbine fires in Germany in recent months have triggered media interest, with even financial newspaper Handelsblatt reporting a single turbine fire in Saxony Anhalt. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1218982/german-media-focus-turbine-fires
Dangers of shale gas extraction mainly come from operational failure not emissions, according to Public Health England http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/31/fracking-emissions-low-health-risk-shale-gas
Lord Donoughue: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the likelihood and timing of any future phase of global cooling, and (2) the potential impact on the United Kingdom and global economies of any future Read more