David Blackman The UK risks losing up to 1.3GW of low carbon electricity generating capacity over the next five years unless a generation of ageing wind turbines is replaced, a new report warns. The study, published today (27 March) by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), says that around Read more…
By Michael Blackley, Scottish Political Editor Scotland is facing a huge wind farm expansion after Nicola Sturgeon yesterday unveiled measures to support the green energy industry. The first Minister insisted that onshore wind ‘will continue to be’ central to Scotland’s energy needs as the country moves towards a ‘low carbon’ Read more…
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse has urged the UK Government to review its position on low cost renewables and recognise the challenges faced by remote island projects. Wheelhouse calls for Westminster to back low cost renewables
The owner of Glenfiddich whisky has lost a legal battle to halt the construction of a £100m wind farm in Banffshire. https://stv.tv/news/north/1411213-glenfiddich-whisky-owner-loses-wind-farm-legal-battle/ Lord Woolman’s Opinion can be viewed at http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2018csoh27.pdf?sfvrsn=0
A report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that re-powering UK onshore wind sites built at the turn of the millennium could build on current capacity, yielding a net increase of 1.3GW, enough to power 800,000 homes. End of life onshore wind farms must be ‘re-powered’, Read more…
A North Sea wind turbine development off Aberdeen which was opposed by Donald Trump has taken a major step forward. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-43540525
A hard Brexit could damage Scotland’s renewables industry by cutting off access to vital labour and funding, Nicola Sturgeon will warn. Scotland’s First Minister will urge the UK Government to provide clarity on the future of the sector as she addresses the Scottish Renewables annual conference in Edinburgh. The speech Read more…
Claire Perry has signalled that onshore wind and solar projects will be allowed to compete for subsidies in a future Contract for Difference (CfD) auction. Onshore wind and solar could compete for subsidies in CfDs