A Swedish state-owned energy group is offering British business consumers the opportunity to purchase renewable electricity from its South Kyle Wind Farm in Ayrshire. In what is believes is an industry first, Vattenfall hopes to win new orders from companies for its ‘green’ Scottish energy by offering business consumers the Read more…
The Scot-Govt has rejected a bid by Muirhall Energy for planning permission to build a 68-MW wind farm project in the Highlands. The £80 million Caplich project was turned down because the proposed 20-turbine wind farm near Lairg in Sutherland would have an ‘adverse effect on the surrounding landscape Read more…
Britain has climbed three places to seventh position in the latest world top ten survey of Renewable energy country attractiveness index following the market’s adaptation to subsidy-free solar PV, onshore wind projects and moves to repower old wind farms. Now in its 16th year, the bi-annual RECAI report ranks 40 Read more…
Written by Allister Thomas The UK has climbed to the seventh most attractive country in the world for renewables, according to a new report. EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) ranks 40 countries on their investment and deployment opportunities. China tops the list for the third time in a Read more…
GETTING any renewables project through planning can be a very challenging experience, particularly a major infrastructure project. Pat Hawthorn, a partner in law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn’s planning and environment team, points out that, from the outset, the consenting process is not a rapid affair. “If the consenting authority follows Read more…
Written by Gill Wollers Canadian company Brookfield Renewable, which has been working on the development of a wind farm above Dunoon’s West bay, has decided to ditch the idea. The plan was to build a wind farm of ten or more large turbines on Forestry Commission Scotland land at Bachan Read more…
by Anthony Harrington One of the perennial issues for owners of grid-connected renewable power generation assets is the obligation to comply with National Grid’s instructions to stop pumping electricity into the grid when there is over-supply. Of course, this is just one of any number of maintenance tasks that Read more…