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July 24, 2018

Offshore wind set to double with government support – Herald

The amount of offshore wind around the UK is set to double in the next decade after the Government confirmed support for the industry. A new auction for companies to bid for subsidies for offshore wind farms will take place in May next year, with auctions every two years, providing Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 1 year ago

Scotland set to enjoy new renewable energy boom – Herald

Alan Simpson Scotland is set for a multi-million pound renewable energy boom which experts say will transform local communities. UK Ministers yesterday announced that wind power projects on some of Scotland’s furthest-flung outposts will be able to apply for subsidies which would remove the element of financial risk that comes Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 1 year ago

Herald View: Clean energy continues to show its worth – Herald

THE President of the United States may have an intense dislike for the offshore wind farm that, he insisted, ruined the view from his Aberdeenshire golf course, but increasing numbers of people are coming to the realisation that renewable energy is an idea whose time has come. Earlier this month, Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 1 year ago

New schedule of renewable energy subsidy auctions set to double UK wind-ustry capacity in 10 years – SEN

The renewable wind-ustry has welcomed new plans by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on new auctions to secure renewable energy sources – which mean that the UK’s offshore wind capacity is set to nearly double over the next decade. UK-Govt. ministers confirmed that the next competitive auction Read more…

By SAS Volunteer, 1 year ago

Shetland to see new onshore wind farm – Energy Voice

Shetland is to get a new 50 megawatt (MW) wind development between Lerwick and Scalloway if an application by developer Peel Energy is successful. The Mossy Hill development will be applied for as part of the new remote island inclusion within the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction. The Read more…

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