Engineering services company Babcock has deployed its floating LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to provide offshore wind data at the proposed Aberdeen offshore wind farm – the one loathed by US president-elect Donald Trump for spoiling the view from his adjacent onshore gowf** course. Babcock’s floating LiDAR system has Read more
Low carbon power provided half of the UK’s electricity between July and September, official figures show. Renewables such as wind, solar and biomass produced a quarter of the UK’s electricity in the third quarter of 2016, while nuclear power was responsible for another 25%, the Government data reveals. Meanwhile coal Read more
A Danish billionaire who owns nearly a dozen estates in Scotland is taking on the Scottish Government in a battle over a Highland windfarm. Danish billionaire takes on Scottish ministers over Highland windfarm
Wind farms can be DEADLY for birds of prey: Migrating raptors are attracted to turbines as potential landing spots Birds risk being killed by the turbines’ spinning blades They are particularly attracted to the tall structures during high winds Experts say that future wind farm sites need to be planned Read more
Henrik Skov, Mark Desholm, Stefan Heinänen, Johnny A. Kahlert, Bjarke Laubek, Niels Einar Jensen, Ram nas ydelis, Bo Præstegaard Jensen Published 21 December 2016.DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0804 Abstract Monitoring of bird migration at marine wind farms has a short history, and unsurprisingly most studies have focused on the potential for collisions. Read more
Changes made to windfarm Following feedback from the public and responses from consultees, Banks Renewables says it has made major changes to the proposed Knockendurrick Wind Farm. Banks Renewables will now be presenting an amended scheme which sees the reduction of six of the proposed turbine heights from 132 metres Read more
A FTSE-listed Scottish utility company has placed a major order for 66 wind turbines from a Danish manufacturer for a new wind farm it is building in the Highlands. Perth-based SSE initially planned to install more than 80 turbines at Stronelairg, near Loch Ness, but this was reduced by the Read more
In a major milestone for the nation’s wind power industry, Britain’s first commercial wind farm celebrate its 25th anniversary today (21 Dec 2016). Located in north Cornwall coast, Delabole wind farm first began generating renewable electricity in 1991, before being later bought by independent renewable energy company, Good Energy. Since Read more