A joint wind-ustry supply chain project has spent the last year developing a new set of guidelines to improve knowledge and understanding of submarine cables behaviour on the marine environment and rocky seabed. In effect the ‘Cable Bottom Capability’ project – led by Aberdeen-based Wood Group – has recommended that Read more…
Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent RENEWABLE energy investor Greencoat UK Wind has said it is in talks to buy more assets in Scotland after investing around £240 million in deals in the country in last year. Announcing the results for another profitable year’s trading, managers said Greencoat has shown Read more…
By Jim Millar Up to 120 offshore wind turbines nearly the height of the Eiffel Tower look set for construction off the Angus coast. The project is back on the table after a bitter and lengthy legal battle that went all the way to the High Court after the RSPB Read more…
Sandra Dick FOR walkers tackling the Great Glen Way, the final stretch between Drumnadrochit and Inverness takes in glorious views of rolling hills, glimpses of Loch Ness, forest trails and farmland. But while the area around Glen Convinth offers visitors a calm escape, few might realise that it has been Read more…
Martin Williams Senior News Reporter SSE has come under fire by the energy regulator after losing a compensation claim which would have given some of the country’s biggest power providers a £120 million consumer-funded rebate. The Competition and Markets Authority upheld a decision by the regulator Ofgem which rejected the Read more…
An innovation explosion is due to take place in the renewables sector in the near future with robots servicing offshore turbines and parachute-kites capable of generating wind power, claim ORE Catapult. Robots to service turbines in future, say ORE Catapult
Erection Of 14 Wind Turbines (Maximum Height Of 110M To Blade Tip), 1 Meteorological Mast, 1 Telecommunications Mast, 6 Temporary Meteorological Masts, Substation/Control Building And Temporary Construction Of Crane Hardstandings, Access Tracks And Associated http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118260
The UK Government’s decision to end wind farm subsidies, including closure of the Renewables Obligation to nearly all new generating capacity, has raised concerns across the nation’s renewable energy sector. New renewable generating stations will now be expected to seek support under the Contract for Difference (CFD) mechanism but this Read more…