Ministers from Westminster and Holyrood will hold diplomatic talks this autumn to discuss future funding for UK onshore wind farm projects. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ministers-to-hold-autumn-talks-over-funding-for-onshore-wind-farms-in-the-uk-10343222.html
Scott Wright Group business correspondent THE Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired a significant minority stake in six operational wind farms in Scotland in a deal worth £246 million, boosting its capacity by nearly 50 per cent. The deal gives TRIG a 49 per cent equity interest in a subsidiary Read more
By Jamie McKenzie Police were called to a north windfarm exhibition yesterday after a member of the public claimed he was assaulted by security staff brought in to prevent trouble. The drama unfolded outside Kiltarlity Village Hall, where plans for a 10-turbine scheme went on display for the first time. Read more
British Energy Minister Amber Rudd today told MPs that the government’s decision to end £800 million of subsidies to onshore wind factories is fair to both consumers and taxpayers. http://www.scottishenergynews.com/rudd-justifies-cutting-800m-wind-farm-subsidies-as-fair-to-consumers-and-taxpayers-before-meeting-with-scottish-energy-minister/
Amber Rudd says 250 proposed wind farms are now “unlikely to be built” following cuts to subsidies announced last week http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/11692535/Ending-onshore-wind-farm-subsidies-will-save-hundreds-of-millions-of-pounds.html
The SNP has been accused of “extraordinary hypocrisy” after it emerged energy minister Fergus Ewing campaigned hard against windfarms in his own constituency. http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2015/06/snp-hypocrisy-on-windfarms-revealed-ahead-of-statement/
Around 250 onshore wind projects already in development are likely to be cancelled because the Government is ending subsidies which would aid their completion, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. The cancellation of subsidies for onshore wind offered under the Renewables Obligation (RO) is likely to mean that 2,500 turbines Read more
By Richard Watt Campaigners against a proposed windfarm on the borders of Angus and Perthshire have produced a dossier they believe will stop the project. Firms behind the 14-turbine Saddle Hill windfarm, near Kilry, believe it would not have a substantial effect on protected species, but nature watchers say they Read more