Councillors took less than three minutes to reject plans for a wind turbine In Eaglesham. The plan to erect a 60m high turbine on land at Polnoon Farm in Eaglesham has been quashed by East Renfrewshire Council. The Planning application committee took less than three minurtes to reach its decision Read more
ABB has been selected to enable the first digital substation in the UK as part of SP Energy Networks’ Future Intelligent Transmission NEtwork SubStation (FITNESS) project. ABB, a leading global technology company in power and automation, will contribute its grid automation technology to this project, which will enable a digital Read more
It can hardly be a coincidence that Peel Energy has made its application to Scottish ministers for the Beaw Field Windfarm in the same week that Fergus Ewing has written to Amber Rudd (Yell-based turbine begins doing its bit towards supplying the isles grid, The Shetland Times 12th March). He Read more
Decommissioning, restoration and aftercare of windfarm developments. Please note SNH are not involved with the financial side of decommissioning. SNH guidance 2016 on decommissioning of windfarms etc
REMINDER – The James Blyth Lecture – University of Strathclyde Corporate Events <corporate-events@strath.ac.uk> Mar 14 at 4:20 PM There are still places available at the The James Blyth Lecture “Denmark’s DONG Energy: From coal and oil to offshore wind – a leader’s journey in the energy revolution” Brent Cheshire UK Read more
A yet further step on the long and tortuous road. EAM yesterday crashed in on the attention of the House and was quite subtly introduced as a potential ‘whip’ during the ongoing energy and RO withdrawal debate. Should you wish to spare 30 minutes, an overview of EAM (for politicians!) Read more
A new wind-ustry report has provided strong evidence that the cost of energy from offshore wind continued to fall last year and remains on track to deliver the target of £100/MWh by 2020. Wind-ustry ‘confident’ of driving costs below £100/MWh as new report shows offshore costs continued to fall in Read more
SCOTLAND must be given back control of a scheme backing new onshore wind farms after being betrayed by Westminster, the SNP has said. http://www.thenational.scot/politics/mp-calls-for-return-of-power-over-wind-turbine-subsidies.15070