Two-thirds of wind farm applications rejected by local authorities this year were later overturned by the Scottish Government. Scottish Conservatives used recent research statistics that show that of 17 appeals, 11 were overturned and the wind farms given approval, to attack the SNP’s promotion of wind energy. That means windfarm Read more
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Thrive Renewables is seeking to raise £7½ million for investment into sustainable energy projects around the UK, including wind farms and solar generation. The Bristol-based company has a strong pipeline of projects in the UK – including two onshore wind farms in Scotland with combined capacity of 11MW. Once built Read more
Today’s announcement on the levels of UK Government support which will be offered to the renewable energy industry will leave developers and communities on the remote islands of Scotland ‘bitterly disappointed’ claim industry body, Scottish Renewables. https://www.scottishrenewables.com/news/uk-govt-puts-off-decision-scottish-remote-islands/
9 November 2016 Theresa May’s administration was angrily accused of “misleading” the Scottish Government. Scottish energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse, said the islands had a tight timeline to allow wind projects and the transmission links to be built. Mr Wheelhouse stressed: “It is simply unacceptable that they now jeopardise these highly Read more
The British government has confirmed that it will hold an auction for contracts worth a total of £290 million to bidders of ‘less established’ renewable energy schemes. At the same time, the government also announced that would hold a public consultation to provide a comprehensive answer as to whether Read more
Vattenfall has won the rights to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark with a record-low bid price of 37.2 ore per kilowatt-hour, around €50/MWh. http://renews.biz/104851/vattenfall-record-bid-wins-kriegers/
By Jamie Ross A community group is facing a battle to erect a turbine on the outskirts of a north-east village. Fraserburgh Development Trust is seeking planning permission to build the 249ft structure on land at Howford Farm in Strichen, to support local projects. It is proposed that up to Read more