Wind farm 'needs 700 times more land' than fracking site to produce same energy
'Shale gas site “creates the least visual intrusion” compared with wind or solar farm for same energy according to Government's former chief scientific advisor on energy'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/11034270/Wind-farm-needs-700-times-more-land-than-fracking-site.html
We need to rethink how we support renewable energy
'Feed-in tariffs are a great way to kick start renewable technologies, writes Chris Goodall. But they suffer from a law of exponentially diminishing returns.'
http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2425341/we_need_to_rethink_how_we_support_renewable_energy.html
Nocton Fen – Exploring the Wind Energy Potential
'Vattenfall is exploring the potential for developing a wind energy project at Nocton Fen, an area of land 9km² in size, to the east of the village of Nocton in Lincolnshire.'
http://www.vattenfall.co.uk/en/nocton-fen.htm
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