Sir Tony Blair has urged Ed Miliband to abandon his clean power targets and slash expensive green levies. The Tony Blair Institute (TBI), the former prime minister’s think tank, warned that a pledge to decarbonise UK electricity by 2030 was destroying Read more
Over the last week, we’ve had a ‘dunkelflaute’ – no wind. So it’s not a surprise that turbines have been still and we’ve had to import electricity to keep the lights on. Despite this, periodically turbines spring into action and Read more
The UK Government is exploring ways to bypass the SNP’s “wrongheaded” opposition to new nuclear power reactors being built in Scotland. The Nats are focusing on increasing the country’s renewable power capabilities through building thousands of new wind turbines and Read more
UK and Scottish ministers have been accused of showing “contempt” towards Scotland’s rural communities during a first of its kind debate held in Westminster this week. https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/ministers-accused-of-contempt-for-rural-scotland-in-first-energy-debate-of-its-kind-5368796?fbclid=IwY2xjawNldFBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBNUXZSRk83Rmd0T1ZQWEJuAR7sRLJXCDmTGTbfjXtfrSRSeDoDb7Z3_TSywG8cluYsj8VDdmQ9CWf5j44J2Q_aem_-qEJ53y6ewijKXiYhbJ6vg
Scotland has some of the most expensive electricity in Europe yet a Chinese company wants to create a huge industrial site in the north of scotland to build wind turbines, well away from any meaningful road links, major airports or Read more
It is clear that one of the most pro-growth measures the Government could take would be to stop its rush towards net zero by 2050, and instead to reconsider its policy entirely. The supposed economic benefits are disintegrating in the Read more
Unions welcome the new plan but warn funding for training does not equate to jobs, saying they won’t materialise without further investment, nor measures to revitalise the country’s dwindling manufacturing capacity. Press release can be found here https://news.sky.com/story/oil-and-gas-workers-offered-cash-to-retrain-in-major-plan-for-future-clean-energy-workforce-13452705?fbclid=IwY2xjawNhdyZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmMvAR0WUcHaH4ld3Y_FxVYpUxCZUjWk1UOQduS7aI8H72k1QnmQObO0CKvn_aem_W7hoLWucgnAQifbtJVQQ5w
With the announcement of another wind farm in their glen, the owner of a collection of luxury holiday lodges says it has turned him into a “proud nimby.” Mike Spencer-Nairn left Jersey for the Highlands in 2005 with his wife Read more