wind farm

*How many wind farms are there in the UK? How many are being planned? * Simple questions which surely deserve simple answers? Today it’s not possible to answer these questions. Ofgem have some information on the stations that claim subsidies. DECC have information on

“Scottish wind farms paid £1 million to shut down one day” 1 “Record Breaking Day for Wind” 2 The above headlines have both been published recently. They both quote impressive facts and figures – or do they? Emotions tend to run high when discussing green

In order to keep the UK National Grid working correctly a delicate balancing act must be performed. The various units generating energy must be matched with the likely demand in order to keep the system within strict limits of frequency and voltage. When the

When looking at the certificates issued by Ofgem all seems simple and straightforward. Each station has certificates issued based on output and various factorings. Simple. Except it isn’t. certificates can be revoked (no explanation is provided so it’s unclear why), expired or

The following is a list of the members of the Perth & Kinross Development Management Committee which will decide on the application for a monitoring mast on Wednesday this week. Tom Gray (SNP) tomgray@pkc.gov.uk Bob Band (SNP) bobband@pkc.gov.uk

The council have considered the application for a meteorological monitoring mast and as expected it has been referred to the Development Management Committee. This group of 13 councillors will now decide on whether to approve the application. Sadly the Development Quality Manager has recommended

The proposal to erect a meteorological mast on the site of the proposed Newmiln “Wind Park” was met with 243 comments, 242 of them objections. The level of public opposition would have resulted in the proposal being referred to the Development Management Committee. The

When Ecotricity withdrew their application for a monitoring mast there was a sigh of relief. This was soon followed by the news of a second application for an even higher monitoring mast! That application has now been made and following some early confusion around

It appears that the enormous number of objections (over 240 against with only one in favour) to the proposal to erect a monitoring mast at Newmiln caused Ecotricity to revert to plan B. They have withdrawn their proposal and will (apparently) be resubmitting for

Yesterday I used Write To Them to send emails to my local MP (Gordon Banks) and MSP (Roseanna Cunningham). I’ve now had responses from both, albeit only a standard “I will reply” email from Gordon Banks. The reply from Roseanna Cunningham looks like

Ecotricity have fired the starting pistol on their attempt to construct 4 wind turbines 700m from our house by submitting an application for an 80m high wind monitoring mast. Does this not strike anyone else as a rather odd example of cart & horse?

The first public meeting of GASPS was held in the Methven Community Centre – the same location that Ecotricity chose for their drop-in session that brought their plans into public view. Attendance for the GASPS meeting was better than I thought it would be and

Do you know who your local MP is? What about the MSPs that represent you at Holyrood? If you did know who they were, do you know how to contact them? For anyone interested in the above questions I would suggest a visit to

Asbestos was first mined around 4,000 years ago but it wasn’t until the late 19th century that it caught the attention of builders and manafacturers who prized its resistance to fire, heat, electrical and chemical damage. The fact it was also affordable

Following on from the Ecotricity drop-in day, the resistance has started and is coming out of the shadows on June 25th. We’ll be attending and hopefully you will as well. It’s interesting to note that there was a previous application for a

According to Ecotricity when it’s a Wind Park. Yes, this company have started trying to build a 4 turbine “Wind Park” 350m away from our house. This is news that hasn’t met with much local support and has brought the usual debate