Brian Donnelly Senior News Reporter CAMPAIGNERS have backed calls for a new law they claim would give Scotland’s three regional parks greater protection from “industrialisation” caused by the building of wind farms. BEAUTY: But campaigners have warned that regional parks Read more
David Ross Highland Correspondent German engineering giant Siemens has installed a market-ready version of its gearless wind turbine. The project is taking place on energy firm SSE’s test site at Hunterston, North Ayrshire, in preparation for the development of offshore Read more
Nearly 90 percent of Blackdog Households Objected to EOWDC Wind Farm Substation Blackdog, Scotland: Just over 60 households objected to the substation Vattenfall proposed to build over an old and contaminated landfill 400 feet away from their homes. As the Read more
Renewable energy is blamed for jeopardising Europe’s energy security this winter, a new study has found. EurActiv France reports. http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/power-outages-threaten-europe-news-531032
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03dzdds/The_Andrew_Marr_Show_13_10_2013/ Andrew Marr is joined by key political personalities and cultural figures to discuss topical politics, current affairs and the arts. Guests include energy secretary Ed Davey MP, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt MP, director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, Read more
When Ed Miliband, leader of the UK’s opposition Labour party, promised in September to freeze energy prices if he won the country’s next general election, it caught Britain’s business elite by surprise. It should not have done. In stark contrast Read more
The government should not continue to inflict upon us increases in costs for heat and light on the basis of a poor hypothesis Sir, The Blair/Brown governments’ head-in-sand policy on long-term energy security delivered us into Vladimir Putin’s hands, and Read more
Friday, May 20, 2011 In April, six Scottish wind farm companies were paid £300,000 (US$485,000) to shut down generation. The problem? Over a two-day period they were producing too much electricity. UK wind power groups were cock-a-hoop. At last, a Read more