The first green energy subsidy auction to be held for two years is expected to pave the way for an offshore wind boom, as the costs of building renewable farms out at sea tumble faster than experts predicted. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/04/01/uks-bet-offshore-wind-pays-costs-plunge/
ScottishPower Renewables has withdrawn an application to add more turbines to its existing Greenknowes wind farm south east of Auchterarder following a spate of objections. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/scottishpower-renewables-pulls-plug-current-10133841
Exclusive by Rob Edwards At Garmony on the Isle of Mull they believe they are forging the future. It’s not just that the community is running a new 400-kilowatt hydro power plant on an east coast hillside that will plough £2 million into local projects. It’s what they are doing Read more
Judith Duffy, Reporter CONTROL over the revenue and management of Crown Estate resources in Scotland has been transferred to the Scottish Government. The transfer, which formally took place yesterday, is part of the changes contained in the 2016 Scotland Act. It means ministers at Holyrood now have control over thousands Read more
The renewables obligation subsidy scheme officially closes today – and runs the risk of creating an ‘exodus’ of skills and investment from the sector. The scheme was one of the main support mechanisms for large-scale renewable electricity projects in the UK, and the head of Schneider Electric today emphasises the Read more
A worker has died after plunging to his death from a turbine at a Scots windfarm. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/windfarm-worker-plunges-death-turbine-10134003