Previously on ‘Renewable Energy – The Reality’

Published on 18^th October, 2010

Scottish and Southern Energy has received planning consent to develop a 60MW pumped storage scheme at its existing Sloy hydroelectric power station at Loch Lomond. See the full story here

The Renewable Energy Association, together with environmental organisations and a number of MPs, have held a renewable heat lobby outside the Houses of Parliament to “keep the pressure up” on government to introduce the Renewable Heat Incentive by April 2011. Find out more by following the link

Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published recently by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Go to the page to download the PDF by clicking this sentence.

And finally, Cornwall is set to house the ‘UK’s first’ solar park after permission was granted for a 1.55MW development at the disused Wheal Jane mine site. See the light here.

Thats all for this week folks, don’t forget to wrap up warm, as meterorologists have predicted a harsh winter based on seven siberian geese coming over here.