If wind is breath to turbines, then oil is the lifeblood that keeps these machines running smoothly. And a healthy, well-oiled machine is one that can offer reliability and longevity. http://www.windpowerengineering.com/featured/business-news-projects/analyzing-lifeblood-wind-turbines/
I READ with incredulity the proposal to build a pumped seawater, hydro storage scheme on Lewis. This would involve wind farms pumping seawater uphill to a loch for storage, for release when the wind doesn’t blow (“Renewable storage scheme will power 200,000 homes”, The Herald, August 24). Might I point Read more
Helen McArdle, News Reporter PLANS for a renewables storage scheme on the Isle of Lewis which could power 200,000 homes will be unveiled today. The proposals from Eishken Limited would see a battery-style installation built next to a windfarm on the island which would be capable of generating 300 megawatts Read more
Congestion and road damage thought to be caused by heavy vehicles at a planned wind turbine development in Dalry continue to cause problems for residents. The Herald reported a few weeks ago that people living near the site at Dove Hill were concerned about 45 tonne lorries using single-track roads Read more
Ian McConnell, Group Business Editor THE Port of Ayr has enjoyed its busiest week in a quarter-century, buoyed by the shipping of wind turbine components for projects in south-west Scotland, its owner has revealed. Associated British Ports said yesterday that, last Thursday alone, five vessels had called at Ayr. A Read more
Two political parties in Scotland – along with individual SNP MSPs – have called on the Scottish Government and SSE not to pursue costs against the John Muir Trust over the Stronelairg wind farm judicial review. The Trust initially won a judicial review against the giant wind farm in the Read more
Tiny the Turbine is a story written by Lyndsey Ward with cartoons by Josh. http://cartoonsbyjosh.co.uk/tiny-the-turbine
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