German utility RWE issued a warning that it has recognised an additional impairment of €3.3bn ($4.5bn), mostly due to losses at its fossil generation business that will reduce its non-operating and net income result for 2013. http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1350454.ece
Organisers behind a bid to develop a community-owned wind turbine in the Inner Hebrides have been “blown away” by the response to its share offer during its opening week http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-partner-zone-the-co-operative/islanders-blown-away-by-community-response-wind-energy
Permission has been granted for an 85-metre wind turbine at Fife Council’s Lower Melville Wood landfill site, near Ladybank. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fears-fife-landfill-site-turbine-will-make-life-there-scarcely-tolerable-1.191392
An average UK house costing £250,000 within 12 miles of a wind farm can lose £27,000 of its value, report says By Matthew Payton Wind turbines are slashing the value of homes built nearby, according to a new study into the impact of the large structures on property prices. The Read more…