36 h. ago Plan for windfarm in German ‘fairytale forest’ stokes green energy culture war

Far right accused of misinformation over turbines at Reinhardswald, which has left local people dividedDeep in the woods that inspired the Brothers Grimm, past the tower from which Rapunzel threw down her hair and the castle in which Sleeping Beauty slumbered, lies a construction site that the far right has declared a crime against national soil and identity.In this quiet corner of Germany’s “fairytale forest”, workers are clearing land and building access roads to erect 18 wind turbines. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Ayrshire facility for recycling and repairing wind turbine parts opens

Ecocel opened their new facility in Kilwinning after winning a "multi-million pound" contract with Scottish Power Renewables.

Sport

1 week ago Ayrshire youth football club unveils sports pavilion extension plan

The aim of the extension is to provide more health and fitness opportunities and community facilities to people living in the Ayrshire town.

Sport

1 week ago Calls to stop massive Scottish wind farm with 307 turbines as over 31,000 seabirds forecast to be killed

The cumulative impact of wind farm turbines in the area could accelerate one seabird species to extinction, the RSPB said.

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1 week ago Company supplying critical EV metal ‘did not disclose’ Erin Brockovich pollutant in drinking water

Leaked documents indicate Harita, owner of key nickel mine in Indonesia, did not reveal water contaminationOne of Indonesia’s largest nickel-mining companies, which supplies a mineral critical to the global electric car industry, did not tell the public that local drinking water was polluted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.Indonesia has become the world’s biggest producer of nickel, used in the production of wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. But observers have voiced concerns that regulatory oversight in the country has failed to keep up with the rush to develop mines to satisfy booming global demand. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago What is Ed Miliband’s ‘postcode pricing’ plan for energy bills and how would it work?

The government is understood to be considering an overhaul of the UK’s energy market, charging those close to cheap power, such as wind turbines, less money

Economics

2 w. ago No 10 confident Chinese slave labour ban will not impact clean power 2030 plans

The change will ensure solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries must not contain materials suspected of being produced through slave labour.

Politics

2 w. ago Renewables slave labour warning as Ed Miliband seeks ban on Chinese materials

He wants to ensure solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries must not contain materials suspected of being produced through slave labour.

Events

3 w. ago From butterflies to wind turbines, project preserves world’s sonic heritage

Online exhibition collects soundscapes from nature reserves and sites such as Machu Picchu and Taj MahalThe sounds of wind turbines, rare whales and the Amazonian dawn chorus are among the noises being preserved as part of an exhibition of soundscapes found in world heritage sites.The Sonic Heritage project is a collection of 270 sounds from 68 countries, including from famous Unesco-designated sites such as Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal, as well as natural landscapes such as the monarch butterfly sanctuary in El Rosario, Mexico and the Colombian Amazon. Continue reading...

Politics

last month Probe launched into cause of Ayrshire explosion as emergency services remain on scene

Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have launched a joint investigation into the cause of the fire at a battery recycling facility in Ayrshire on Wednesday.

Events