Scots sanction Mochrum Fell/renews
Falck Renewables has been granted permission by the Scottish government to build the eight-turbine Mochrum Fell wind farm in southwestern Scotland on appeal. http://renews.biz/103309/scots-sanction-mochrum-fell
Wind Industry Lawyer: Brexit Could Help us Kill More Birds and Bats…/Breitbart (James Delingpole)
Good news for bird-haters and bat-loathers. A lawyer working for the wind industry says there may, after all, be a silver lining to the Brexit vote: apparently, once Britain is independent, we’ll be freed of all those pesky EU regulations designed to protect our wildlife. Wind Industry Lawyer: Brexit Could Read more
Greenmyres 500kW community wind project to go ahead in Grampian/Scottish Energy News
A new community wind turbine project in Grampian has reached financial close – thanks to mostly locally-based subscribers and Local Energy Scotland. Greenmyres 500kW community wind project to go ahead in Grampian
Airsynergy’s augmenter blades double performance of revolutionary new ‘two in one’ wind turbine/Scottish Energy News
An Ireland-based company has launched a new “two in one” wind turbine which uses a multi-bladed augmenter that ‘turbo-charges’ the power output from the machine by accelerating the airflow across the rotors. Airsynergy’s augmenter blades double performance of revolutionary new ‘two in one’ wind turbine
Scots and English offshore wind projects at risk after British Independence vote/Scottish Energy News
Offshore wind energy needs Euro-billion investmentThe UK offshore wind industry – already badly bruised by British govt. subsidy changes – is facing further uncertainty after the referendum vote in favour of British Independence from the EU-bloc, with investors worried about future government incentives, exchange rates and export duties. Scots and Read more
Brexit: Renewables Industry Fears Break-Up Of Green Consensus/GWPF
The financial uncertainty triggered by the UK’s vote to leave the EU has sent shudders through virtually every industry, but Europe’s renewable energy sector faces even greater insecurity. http://www.thegwpf.com/brexit-renewables-industry-fears-break-up-of-green-consensus/
Exposed: how big energy firms scuppered protection for porpoises in Scotland – Sunday Herald
Rob Edwards Big energy companies hampered plans to protect porpoises off the north east of Scotland by forcefully lobbying the Scottish Government behind the scenes, according to internal documents obtained by the Sunday Herald. Confidential correspondence released under freedom of information law reveals that the Scottish company SSE and Spain-based Read more
Moray Firth wind energy project at risk after Brexit vote – Energy Voice
A wind energy project in Moray Firth could be delayed after Portugal’s Energias de Portugal (EDP) reconsiders its plans following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The company is one of a number with investors worried about future government incentives, exchange rates and export duties. Siemens also said Read more