Renewable Energy (2)
Posted: Thursday, 17 June 2004 |
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Glad your thinking about this Island Wanderer. You should check out the Scottish parliament forum on wind farms if you havent already.It will give you lots of information to back up your ideas about the contribution wind energy will make. Select windfarms in Scotland from the drop down menu:
http://www.communitypeople.net/interactive/distopics.asp
What we want and what works are two different things sadly but at least there is a wide range of views in the forum rather than the well funded sales pitch from wind energy companies. Incidentally did you notice Argyll and Bute Councils Strategic Policy Committee has formed a partnership with a commercial power company. Its so reassuring to find huge commercial companies like Scottish Power are so closely linked with planning departments on issues such as renewable energy isn't it? May we also expect the classrooms of our schools to be filled with the sales pitch for wind farms rather than soft drinks companies for a change? We will watch with interest.
By the way did you see in the Oban Times 17th June 04 in the planning section: Applicant :MRC Energy Ltd. Proposal: Construction of Wood Fired Electricity (CHP) Power Station. Site Address: Marine Resource Centre Baracaldine, Oban Argyll.(CHP means Combined Heat and Power and will produce electricity (steam turbine) and hot water.) I was surprised not to find an article about it in the Oban Times as it seems quite interesting.
Back to work...summer leaves little time for blogging sadly but keep up the good work bloggers.
pondhead from sunny Mull