Electricity market reform risks “failing” Scotland, according to the energy minister. Changes to the UK’s Energy Bill debated in the House of Lords last week will remove Holyrood’s powers over an aspect of renewable energy policy, Fergus Ewing said. He also criticised British ministers for pressing ahead with nuclear power, Read more
GERMANY: German offshore wind faces a 6.5GW cap to 2020 if the working group energy proposals prepared for a grand conservative-social democrat coalition government are implemented as set out in a final, if not complete, draft dated 11 November 2013. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1220779/analysis—germanys-wind-power-dilemma
E.ON SE (EOAN.XE) said Wednesday it has agreed to sell a majority stake in an offshore wind farm in Denmark as the German utility seeks to conserve cash and free up funds for reinvestment in new “green” energy projects. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20131113-704008.html
UK: Utility SSE has revealed plans to scale back the 504MW Galloper wind farm in the North Sea by nearly a third to 340MW. http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1220770/sse-cuts-back-504mw-galloper-project
Dumfries and Galloway Council has tabled formal opposition to plans for new wind turbines in the Solway Firth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24924529
Government officials deciding whether to back an offshore wind farm did not visit Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort, the Court of Session has been told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-24931016
The people who do business at 30 St James’s Square, London SW1, are 350 miles from the conservation village of Straiton on the Ayrshire-Galloway border, though much further if distance can also be measured by temperament and outlook. But the worlds of corporate London and rural Scotland, which have kept Read more
The United Kingdom’s offshore wind sector installed capacity has grown by 79% over the period of July 2012 to June 2013, according to a new report released by trade group RenewableUK. http://theenergycollective.com/joshshill/302191/uk-offshore-wind-capacity-grows-80-year-expect-more-come