Wind power: There are currently about 3,500 onshore wind turbines already constructed in Britain. However, there are plans to increase this number to nearer 10,000. The more appropriate sites for these wind farms have already been used up and the search is on for more sites, which obviously are going to be less acceptable to people who live close by.
English counties are coming to the realisation that enough is enough, and two Scottish councils have already called for a six-month moratorium on wind-farm applications in response to the number of “inappropriate” bids.
This is a problem for the Scottish Government, as they have nailed their colours to the mast, stating that they want renewables to account for 100% equivalent of energy supply. So, Fergus Ewing, the Energy Minister, has ordered councils to identify more land where turbines can be built.
This is rather like the IRA man asking his victim to choose his left or right kneecap. It’s an open invitation to wind companies the world over to come and industrialise Scottish wild land
Full details HERE
It is indeed a desperate situation here in Scotland, Alan, with all parties at Holyrood now supporting this madness.
ReplyDeleteThere is talk of yon Posh Chancellor of yours reducing the value of ROCs, but the Dear Leader will, of course, just use this as another example of Westminster interference, and it will probably get a few more votes in The Referendum !
And me aff the bevvy,too !!!
Things won't change until people understand what it is that they are losing and at what financial cost.
DeleteI am constantly depressed at the complete ignorance of the general population when it comes to the economics and actual green credentials of wind.
But then, they are fed so much misinformation and downright lies all the time that it is not surprising.
Life isn't all rosy in the world of wind, as Vestas dire financial plight will testify. Interesting quote from this story
ReplyDeleteA Vestas spokesman said the factory was conditional on concrete orders, which had not been received.
"We want a good pipeline of orders before we advance further and we do not have that at this point in time," the spokesman said
The rate of growth in wind power in the England and Wales is abating, and the UK government's commitment to maintaining a high level of subsidy is far less certain than it was ... except in Scotland of course.
The Chinese turbine manufacturers have been cutting the arse out of the price of turbines in the last few years and Vestas has been struggling. If you remember they shut down their factory on the Isle of white a few years back too.
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Apparently my local MSP is going to write to me in response to the MCofS manifesto link I sent his way. I am quite ignorant to politics but this isn't about politics, this is about protecting our lands. I will let you know what he says, he's Labour. I don't know what difference that will make??
ReplyDeleteWell done Davy. It will be interesting to see if he has anything to say to encourage.
DeleteThe left wing parties seem to have swallowed the "green" credentials of wind powers even more so than the SNP up in Scotland.
It is the Government who is driving this with their demands for renewable energy.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. It is they who we trust with all out tax receipts and they seem to be giving it all to foreign wind businesses.
DeleteSeveral politicians have been assassinated over the years for lesser crimes.
ReplyDeleteWhere is a good sniper when you need one?
Take one down and another will pop up with just as daft an agenda. They all seem to be as bad as each other, apart from those 100 or so Tory MP's who rebelled over wind subsidies.
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Depressing, but hardly surprising that Salmond et al are doing all they can to attract these parasitic wind companies. They've moved up a gear with this announcement.
DeleteIn years to come, our grandchildren will look back at this and wonder why no-one opposed this madness.
DeleteAbsolutely spot on Andy.
ReplyDeleteIt brings me back to snipers.
Someone needs to cull a few of the smug little shits.
I am lucky, I have seen the hills.
My children and grandchildren will never know what true wilderness looks like.
I am always amazed the outfits like Greenpeace, WWF and FoE can possibly support turbines. But then, when you see the calibre of the people representing their organisations like Stan Blackley (who is a rude, arrogant oaf) it's not surprising.
ReplyDeleteStan Blackley actually celebrated the fact (on twitter) that when Trump was invited to Holyrood he bashed the Donald over the head with a balloon to ruffle his hair. That's the level of his argument. He is an appalling little tosser.
He was photographed doing this and it was published in the Daily Mail.
I think that you will like this publication as it addresses the issue of turbines in the Inverness Ring of Steel and also a separate article refers to the Aarhus Convention. Mind you also enshrined in EU and therefore in UK law is the precautionary principle. Something pretty well ignored especially in regard to infrasound and vibro-acoustic illnesses. http://www.swlg.org.uk/uploads/6/3/3/8/6338077/wln82_web.pdf
ReplyDeleteAn excellent publication, John - I quoted from it in my most recent post.
DeleteIt's interesting that the Aarhus Convention has been used successfully fighting a wind farm.
Thank you.
When FoE were asked about all those dying in China in the manufacture of rare earth magnets, we were told that more people died in the Cultural Revolution so it was a price worth paying.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds typically FoE. Interesting that Stan Blackley has left to get his snout into a bigger trough...
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose you have a link for that FoE quote, do you? I would like to get my hands on that.