Air traffic services company Nats has signed a pioneering deal with wind-turbine developers SSE and Vattenfall that could unlock development of up to 2.2GW of wind generation capacity in Britain. http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2014/mar/nats-radar.cfm
Renewable technology specialists VG Energy, along with Kingspan Wind and legal firm Turcan Connell, has gifted the RSPB a small scale domestic wind turbine in an effort to help reduce the climate change emissions of the organisation. http://www.farminguk.com/news/VG-Energy-assists-the-RSPB-to-reduce-Climate-Change-Emissions_29555.html
A TOTAL of 62 wind turbines could tower above an East Lothian village if the latest plans get the go-ahead. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/aroundthecounty/articles/2014/03/12/490923-dismay-at-27-turbine-scheme/
A new study is to explore collision risk modelling to estimate the impact wind turbines can have on birds. http://www.islandnewsandadvertiser.co.uk/uhi-leads-new-study-impact-wind-turbines-birds/
Tens of thousands of the 200,000 “green” jobs that the Coalition has vowed will be created from investment in wind farms, solar energy and biomass could end up overseas, after flaws were found in the Energy Act. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/exclusive-fears-grow-jobs-will-be-lost-overseas-9185437.html
Onshore wind farms received £557million, with £699million for offshore MPs and pressure groups criticsed the ‘exorbitant cost’ of renewables http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2578808/Every-home-paying-25-year-wind-farms-MPs-criticise-Klondike-style-gold-rush-1-2billion-subsidies-revealed.html
North Ayrshire MP Katy Clark had urged villagers to let her know of any problems associated with the first SSE wind turbine which has begun operating this week. The Labour politician visited the site of the test wind turbines at Hunterston on Thursday 20 February to make her own observations Read more
Megan Darby Plans to import wind power from Ireland are on David Cameron’s agenda today amid widespread reports the scheme, worth up to 8GW, has been shelved. The prime minister is due to discuss the matter with his opposite number in Ireland, Enda Kenny, following a breakdown in talks Read more