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He huffed and he puffed and he blew the house price down . .
Siting wind turbines has been controversial in many countries. Patrick Collinson writes in The Guardian about new analysis that shows that windfarms can seriously affect the price of houses. This...
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Renewable energy subsidies under attack in the UK
UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, says ‘enough is enough’ over payments for energy source and says put them in planning system, according to a recent column by Patrick Wintour in The Guardian....
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New approach to offshore windfarms
Matt Mace wrote in The Guardian about an important new pilot project in Scotland – a windfarm that floats. The owner is hoping that this will be a new, significant and increasingly competitive...
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Investors seeking long-term low-risk investments need to look to the wind
With another post this week looking at how the sustainable energy market is doing exceptionally well, Emma Howard writes in The Guardian about one of the important sustainable energy industries, wind....
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Cuts in subsidies likely to cancel major wind farm project in Scotland
Every day we are reading about the somewhat chaotic state of support from the UK government for sustainable energy. Some of the policies are safeguarded by EU renewable energy and energy efficiency...
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New floating wind turbines potentially cheaper to install and easier to...
The Investor website provides an interesting article on new developments in off shore wind farms. The Norwegian company Statoil has been granted permission to build the world’s first floating wind farm...
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Total economic benefits from windfarms assessed in Illinois
Lenore Sobota Isobota writes a good article on The Pantagraph website about a recent assessment of the economic benefits for landowners in Illinois who lease their land to wind farm developers. These...
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Morocco’s renewable energy ambitions drawing controversy
The energy transition is underway practically everywhere. But, plans in Morocco are drawing controversy because of how they are impacting on local communities. Arthur Neslen explains recent...
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New floating windfarm coming to Scotland
While Scotland’s offshore fossil fuel industry is having major problems due to low reserves and poor oil prices, its renewable energy industry continues to push forward. Ian Johnston writes in The...
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Understanding public reaction to wind farms
It has been an on-going debate for many years. Many in the public do not like the visual effects of on-shore wind farms. Jeremy Firestone, Professor, and Director of the Center for Carbon-free Power...
View ArticleConcerns have been raised in Scotland about finding a balance between green...
Many windfarms have been built in Scotland in place of trees. It’s not all concern because the Scottish Government has pledged to cover more than one fifth of Scotland’s land area with trees by 2032 in...
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