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Wind farm developments threatened by proposed planning policies/STV news

Wind power developments could be blocked across much of Scotland by new planning policies, a leading green energy group has claimed. http://news.stv.tv/politics/233828-wind-farm-developments-threatened-by-snps-proposed-planning-policies/

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

SSE’s money-go-round fleeces consumers and boosts profits

On hearing today’s news that SSE is launching a new panel, headed by Scotland’s former first minister Lord McConnell, to oversee around £90m in community funding for areas the company is developing wind farms in, I looked up SSE’s annual Read more

By SAS web admin, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

Andrew Neil on Ed Davey climate change interview critics/BBC News

The Sunday Politics interview with Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey on July 14 provoked widespread reaction in the twittersphere and elsewhere, which was only to be expected given the interview was about the latest developments in global warming Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

DECC Tables Plan to Support Independent Renewable Energy/The Energy Collective

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published plans to help independent renewable generators gain entry to the electricity market, in order to promote competition and innovation. http://theenergycollective.com/david-k-thorpe/251236/decc-tables-plan-support-independent-renewable-energy-suppliers

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

Fracking controls ‘removed in dash for unconventional energy resources’ /The Independent

Councils no longer able to investigate issues such as seismic activity, venting and potential impact on ground water supplies http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fracking-controls-removed-in-dash-for-unconventional-energy-resources-8726869.html

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

Plans lodged for new wind farm in Tomatin area/Strathspey & Badenoch Herald

RWE npower renewables (RWE NRL) has submitted a planning application to Highland Council for a wind farm with up to 20 turbines and an installed capacity of up to 50 megawatts (MW). http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Plans-lodged-for-new-wind-farm-in-Tomatin-area-22072013.htm

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

Intermittency of UK wind power generation 2011 and 2012/The Scientific Alliance

Derek Partington, formerly a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Measurement and Control, has analysed the published data on UK wind turbine output for a two-year period and concludes that wind farms can make Read more

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

RAF in battle to block ‘dangerous’ wind farm/The Scottish Express

RAF chiefs have launched a legal battle to block a wind farm they fear could put pilots’ lives at risk at a Scottish airbase. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/416727/RAF-in-battle-to-block-dangerous-wind-farm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-scotland+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Scotland+Feed%29

By SAS Volunteer, 13 years ago July 23, 2013

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