The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) has started consulting on the proposed early closure of Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) support for all new onshore wind projects. http://www.theplanner.co.uk/news/turbine-subsidy-closure-hits-wind-farm-consents
RenewableUK is pleased that the Government is formally announcing the exact ‘grace periods’ open to onshore wind companies as part of the planned cuts to the subsidy regime. http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/2015-10-08-renewableuk-comments-on-the-announcement-of-grace-periods-for-onshore-wind-cuts
The Government is pushing ahead with its commitment to end public subsidies for onshore wind farms, by closing the Renewables Obligation across Great Britain from 1 April 2016. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/best-deal-for-bill-payers-and-investors-as-subsidies-for-onshore-wind-end
United States Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is staging the latest round of a legal fight against an offshore wind farm project near a Scottish golf resort he owns. Scottish Government ministers approved proposals for an 11-turbine scheme off the Aberdeenshire coast in 2013. Billionaire businessman Mr Trump, president Read more