A new mammoth offshore wind project has applied for Marine Scotland consent off the north-east coast of Scotland. A joint partnership between SSE and Fluor, Seagreen Wind Energy will develop two large scale offshore projects named Seagreen Alpha Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) and Seagreen Bravo OWF. The combined 120 turbine Read more…
Developers behind a 1,500 megawatt capacity offshore wind farm project off Angus are seeking permissions to revise their multi-billion pound plans. Seagreen Wind Enery Limited has submitted a new application to Marine Scotland to erect fewer, but larger capacity, turbines within two development zones approximately 27km off the Angus coast Read more…
Wind farms ‘trashing’ the countryside By David Mackay The Scottish Government has been pressed to stop “trashing” the Moray countryside with wind farm developments. Fears have already been raised the region is nearing saturation point with the renewable energy technology with 156 turbines already in operation that are more than Read more…
Laura Maxwell An Irish wind farm developer is looking to build a wind farm in the hills around Kilmichael Glen and Ford, writes Laura Maxwell. A pre-application was submitted to the Scottish Government by Arcus Consultancy on behalf of Cork-based energy company Enerco on August 13. The proposed Glasvaar development Read more…
Four in 10 wind turbine appeals decided by the Scottish government successfully overturned the original decision, the BBC has found. Official figures show 250 wind turbine applications, which were refused by Scottish councils, have been decided by the Scottish government since 2002. In 104 cases (41.6%) the original decision was Read more…
Crofters in Lewis have had development applications for wind farms on their common grazings rejected this week by the Crofting Commission. The news was revealed in a statement by the Stornoway Trust, who welcomed the long awaited decision from the Crofting Commission, not to consent the Section 50B application submitted Read more…
Danish wind power giant Ørsted has sold a stake in its Hornsea offshore wind farm at a bumper price of £4.5bn to a New York based investment fund. https://www.hl.co.uk/news/2018/9/20/danish-turbine-builder-earns-bumper-4.5bn-on-uk-windfarm?cid=halDM41220&bid=178108598&e_cti=4693400&e_ct=T&utm_source=AdobeCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EONRM_Daily_newsroom_20.09&theSource=EONRM&Override=1
The decision on this appeal was issued on 19 September 2018. The appeal has been allowed, and planning permission has been granted subject to conditions. http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=118330