By Kaye Nicolson Moray councillors yesterday triggered a public local inquiry by objecting to plans for a windfarm extension. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) had tabled proposals to add 16 turbines – measuring up to 400ft – to an existing 21 mast development at Hill of Towie, near Drummuir. Because of Read more
Written by Neil Riddell Eighteen companies in Shetland are joining forces to investigate building a major new onshore wind farm in Yell and Unst. Initial investors who have begun development work on the project – which could result in a 150-200MW wind farm capable of powering tens of thousands of Read more
Decarbonisation of energy is probably the biggest peace-time change to national infrastructure that the UK will have seen. Ensuring the future stability of the grid while creating a system that can deal with two-way local power flows and less-predictable generation and new demands such as charging of electric vehicles Read more