Pencloe Wind Farm Variation – Application
No documents lodged yet. Application Received Date: 21 Jun 2019 ECU reference no. ECU00001865 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx
No documents lodged yet. Application Received Date: 21 Jun 2019 ECU reference no. ECU00001865 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx
by David McPhee The world’s biggest wind turbine is to undergo UK testing before it enters production in 2021. GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 megawatt (MW) nacelle is due to be transported from its production facilities in Saint-Nazaire and Cherbourg in France to ORE Catapult’s testing facilities in Blyth in Read more…
Melissa Meehan Wind farms might be considered a clean form of energy but the giant turbine blades are proving a hazard to birds, including critically-endangered species, a conservation group warns. Critically-endangered species are among those being killed, BirdLife Tasmania spokesman Eric Woehler said on Tuesday. “The blade is sometimes approaching Read more…
Gilston Hill Wind Farm Update, June 2019 Heriot Community Council Appeal Succeeds As previously stated, Heriot CC decided to appeal to the Court of Session requesting that the decision of the Reporter appointed to hear the planning appeal in relation to the Gilston Hill wind farm be set aside. This Read more…
The government stands accused of failing to protect workers as it sold off projects to EDF and other foreign firms In the renewables sector, the Scottish government has been perfecting a form of political alchemy over the last decade. In this, Nicola Sturgeon and her ministers have succeeded in spinning Read more…
An offshore wind deployment centre off the coast of Aberdeen has announced it will employ radar technology to observe how seabirds interact with wind turbines. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay is understood to be the site for the delivery of a “world first” as part Read more…
A trade union has said the benefits from the boom in offshore wind have mainly passed the UK workforce and economy by. GMB said securing UK jobs in the renewables industry and its supply chain, rather than letting the work go to Spain, Asia and the Middle East, was now Read more…
Herring Gulls are down 82%, European Shag down 51%, Razorbills down 55%. The list goes on…. * The world’s biggest offshore wind farm is just a few miles away. * Isn’t there a conspicuous connection? The Isle Of Man wildlife charity Manx Birdlife has reported a shocking 40% decline in Read more…