Scores of jobs could be lost if a Fife firm is not awarded work as part of a major offshore wind project, it has been claimed. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fear-jobs-in-fife-could-be-lost-if-offshore-wind-contract-is-not-awarded-1.918665
THE wind flowing over your roof is packed with energy, if you could only harness it. A new type of wind power generator carpets a surface with plastic strips that sway in the wind like grass, producing renewable energy where traditional windmills would be impractical. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22930552-600-plastic-grass-could-cover-buildings-to-produce-energy-from-wind/
A new take on wind energy is starting to emerge and it could fill the sails of wind power backers. Traditional wind energy relies on turbines to create power from wind, but a new group of companies is increasingly looking at variations on an old children’s toy to generate power; Read more
Wind turbines are tall, loud, and pretty expensive to install. So instead of sticking them on tall towers in the middle of fields, what if we could incorporate them into the infrastructure we already have? http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/why-we-should-install-wind-turbines-under-bridges-1721
Energy giant SSE has sought permission to add 16 more turbines to its Gordonbush Wind Farm near Brora in Sutherland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35241649
Southdean Community Council is hoping for a high turn out at an open meeting from 11am to 8pm today (Thursday) to view plans for 13 wind turbines at nearby Highlee Hill. While the council members agree that wind farms have to form part of the answer to Scotland’s quest for Read more
SPAIN: A house has been hit by pieces of a turbine blade that fell from a 300kW turbine in Spain following high winds, several local press are reporting. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1378289/house-hit-debris-following-blade-failure
The Scottish Government’s recent announcement that it would be putting in place a moratorium on granting planning permission for Underground Coal Gasification (UGC) projects until the outcome of a potentially lengthy independent investigation could result in claims under the European Convention on Human Rights http://www.scottishenergynews.com/scot-govt-moratorium-on-coal-gas-may-breach-human-rights-under-eu-planning-law-warns-top-legal-energy-expert/