ISN’T it amazing how quickly inflation bites? Less than two weeks ago we were told by a mix of vested interests – the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) coalition – that the proposed Forth/Tay North Sea offshore wind farms would provide some 300,000 homes or more with electricity. Whereas that Read more
Reporter David Buylla Strikes again! Erection Of Up To 12 Wind Turbines Up To 100 M Blade Tip Height With A Rated Output Of Up To 3 Mw, Total Output Of 36 Mw And Associated Infrastructure, Including 12 Crane Hardstandings, Erection Of Substation And Control Building And 5 Km Access Read more
A new £1.1 billion green bond to help SSE finance various wind turbine farm developments in Scotland and Ireland has been given the thumbs-up by external independent risk assessors. The overarching principle behind the criteria – that a green bond should “enable capital-raising and investment for new and existing Read more
Colin McNeill A controversial £2 billion wind farm development would create 2,000 construction jobs and more than 200 jobs every year of its lifespan, a study has found. Analysis suggests that over its 30 year lifetime, the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) project could generate an economic impact of around £827 Read more
A ‘power couple’ fed up with the high prices charged by energy firms have successfully launched their own provider. Fed up with high energy prices David Pike, 53 and Karin Sode, 47, decided to start People’s Energy – a publicly-owned energy company. The couple raised nearly £500,000 via crowd funding Read more
Some of you may remember the Heads of Planning Scotland, Position Statement and the survey of all local authorities undertaken by SAS which was covered in our Newsletter article in 2015 (attached below). We have been awaiting an update to the Position Statement which was originally promised in April but Read more
Developers have revealed nearly 2,000 jobs will be created as part of plans for an offshore windfarm to be based on the Moray coast Offshore windfarm to create 2,000 jobs
By Andrew McNair Councillors have blocked a 10-turbine windfarm in the Glenkens. Burcote Wind’s hopes for planning permission for the site near Carsphairn were dashed when members voted 7-5 against the project last Thursday. They’d been to see the site just two days earlier after a previous decision on the Read more