Larkhall-based Muirhall Energy and independent onshore wind development partner WWS Renewables, have acquired the Infinis Group’s onshore wind development phase assets from Terra Firma. The transaction includes six consented projects amounting to 90 MW generating capacity portfolio with sites in Scotland, England and Wales. The price paid was not disclosed. Read more
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By Iain Ramage Windfarm bosses have insisted that a multi-million pound windfarm off the coast of Caithness will be a boon in terms of jobs and money. They have failed, however, to convince a local economist who instantly accused them of exaggerating their claims. Scottish Southern Energy (SSE) and its Read more
Some people regard them as an integral, and even soothing, feature of modern Scotland – while others view them as a blot on the landscape that threatens to eviscerate the country’s natural beauty. Windfarms debate turns wild land into battlefield
The UK Supreme Court has heard oral argument in a case that has drawn in major renewable energy players, and raised question marks over the contractual consequences of the interplay between industry standards and fitness for purpose obligations. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0b6a4bd7-47e8-4ffe-a96e-855f32ab6245
THE company behind plans to build a large wind farm in the central mainland of Shetland has made half of its staff redundant after it became clear that the project would not progress before early 2019. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/newsbites/14922-viking-redundancies
Campaigners say the change is “heartbreaking” and that the impact of the developments has been much worse than was anticipated. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/footage-shows-how-wind-farm-10837921
Action to mitigate climate change is a key component of the Scottish Government’s aim to create a growing, sustainable and inclusive economy. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 set world-leading greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, including a target to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050. Read more at https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/climate-change-bill/?ct=t(PAS_Ebulletin_31_July7_30_2015)