Conservative and Labour MPs in Lancashire have joined forces to demand more money for fracking in their constituencies. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10244182/Tory-and-Labour-MPs-join-forces-to-demand-more-money-for-fracking.html
New 2MW lithium ion battery promises to help balance grid and support renewable energy on the Scottish island http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2288950/orkney-powers-up-uks-first-large-scale-grid-battery
World leading farm scale wind turbine manufacturer Gaia-Wind today announced the introduction of the “Self Raising Tower”. The new hinged and motorised tower makes the Gaia-Wind 133 the biggest small wind turbine (rotor diameter) that can be installed without heavy Read more
Germany’s green energy revolution is losing steam. The shift towards renewable energy is facing mounting resistance. http://www.thegwpf.org/germans-grow-sceptical-shift-renewables/
Germany has ambitious plans of erecting huge offshore wind parks in the North and Baltic Seas with the hope of generating lots of natural, climate-friendly energy. The Riffgat offshore wind park, comprising 30 monster turbines located some 15 kilometers from Read more
Businesses, cooperatives, local authorities, schools and housing associations should be given financial support to install medium-sized renewable energy generating systems – such as solar arrays, wind turbines and district heating systems – because of the benefits these projects can bring Read more
Might Offshore Group Newcastle, which builds foundations for windfarms, rethink its generous donations to the Conservatives, after David Cameron’s new-found zeal for fracking? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/10240955/City-Diary-Will-Camerons-generous-green-energy-donor-become-fracked-off.html
Press and Journal By Stuart Findlay A north councillor has accused a planning committee of costing the public a “fortune” after decisions on two windfarm developments in Caithness were postponed for councillors to visit the sites. Highland Council’s north planning Read more