There has been mixed results for major wind power companies in their bids to develop new turbine farms in Scotland. The Scot-Govt has approved new projects proposed by SSE and RES, while rejecting the bid by Wales-based West Coast Energy to build a new 25-turbine wind farm near Aberfeldy in Read more
Running wind turbines is a costly business but Brunel engineers are developing a digital platform that increases efficiency while cutting costs by up to 50%. WindTwin will act like a pilots’ flight deck control panel for wind farm managers, giving them live condition checks on the working parts of each Read more
WIN-270-9 (Section 36 Wind Farm) This webcast is scheduled for Wed, 18th Oct 2017 – 10:00 am. https://dpea.public-i.tv/core/portal/home
RES has been given planning approval for Cairn Duhie Wind Farm, a 20-turbine project near Ferness, Nairnshire. RES expect that the development will create more than £5.6 million of inward investment for the local economy during the wind farms construction and first year of operation. Simon Peltenburg, Head of Projects Read more
DESPITE submissions of support outnumbering objections, the planning committee of Scottish Borders Council has rejected plans for a seven-turbine wind farm at Gilston Farm, Heriot. http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/15598310.Air_safety_concerns_as_Gilston_wind_farm_plan_rejected/
Norwegian power company Statkraft and Airvolution Clean Energy have formed an onshore wind development partnership to build a project pipeline of 300 MW investable project opportunities for Scotland. Airvolution will work exclusively on behalf of Statkraft to identify, explore and bring forward opportunities to secure development rights for projects Read more
The Skye small-wind turbine manufacturer has called on the UK Government to help operators to produce ‘green’ electricity supply from their own while permitting access to the equivalent amount of energy generated by these turbines from the local grid. Gerry Lalonde, Chief Executive, Orenda Energy Solutions wants to encourage the Read more
For hard-pressed Scottish families who have seen energy bills double over the past decade, it’s not hard to see why Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to establish a new state-owned energy firm was met with some enthusiasm. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/energy/insight-can-snp-deliver-green-energy-at-a-fair-price-1-4587170