David Leask Chief Reporter SCOTTISHPower has dismissed warnings it may have to sell off part of the company in the event of Scottish independence. The energy giant sought to calm nerves last night after a Madrid newspaper claimed its Spanish-based parent company Iberdrola might face a break-up if Scots vote Read more
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
EON SE submitted a planning application for a proposed 57-megawatt wind farm in southwest Scotland. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-27/eon-seeks-scottish-planning-permit-for-57-mw-wind-farm.html
Oil and gas service firms have a chance to learn about diversification opportunities in the offshore wind sector at a conference in Aberdeen this week. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/aberdeen-set-offshore-wind-supply-chain-converence/
From the £15million Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund to support pioneering substructures, to the installation of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine at Methil, our offshore wind sector has many successes to celebrate from the last year. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/scotland-can-lead-way-renewables-drive/