Former First Minister Alex Salmond has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at a major conference in Scotland looking at the impact on the renewable energy industry following Brexit. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/alex-salmond-named-keynote-speaker-at-renewables-event-1-4563868
Kenny MacAskill THROUGHOUT Scotland’s history, its geography and climate have been seen more as a curse than a blessing. Located on an island with a larger and more powerful neighbour and distant from markets add to the expense of trade. For Scottish businesses, it’s not so much the extra mile Read more
Utility developer Eon has been given the green light to build the 59.4MW Benbrack wind farm in the southwest of Scotland. http://renews.biz/108507/scottish-onshore-triumph-for-eon/
Credit: Calum Corral | Largs and Millport Weekly News | www.largsandmillportnews.com ~~ A seminar on ‘Wind Turbine Noise’ is taking place at the Radisson Blu in Argyle Street, Glasgow on Friday September 22 at 7pm. World renowned researcher and doctor Professor Mariana Alves-Pereira is the main speaker and academics Read more
Efforts by the RSPB to block a wind farm could hand its developer a huge unintended bonus. Mainstream Renewable Power’s proposed Neart na Gaoithe project off Scotland won a subsidy contract from the government in February 2015, guaranteeing a record price of £114.39 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the electricity it Read more
Peter Ward of Burness Paull. PETER WARD Recent speculation in the UK energy sector was correct – the 2nd Contract for Difference (CfD) auction for offshore wind did indeed produce an incredible result, with a strike price of £57.50 per MWh being achieved for two highly significant offshore wind projects. Read more
Community Windpower Ltd is proposing to develop Cliffhope Community Wind Farm, situated around 15.5km South East of Hawick Cliffhope Community Wind Farm will consist of approximately 46 wind turbines, each with a typical rating of 5-7 MW, giving the scheme an overall generating capacity of approximately 300 MW or above. Read more
The UK government is poised to bring forward more details about its pre-election pledge to commit to onshore wind projects, potentially ending months of uncertainty over Shetland’s future energy supply. http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2017/09/16/government-windfarm-clarity-expected-weeks