UK renewables generated more electricity than fossil fuel power plants over the past three months, in a new first for the country, analysis suggests. The months of July, August and September were the first quarterly period in which renewables outpaced fossil fuels since the UK’s first public power generating station Read more
Renewable energy consultancy K2 Management has revealed it will look to move into UK renewable energy development, which will include a big focus on Scottish projects. The firm’s new UK country manager, Gary Bills, who K2 snatched from rival Mott MacDonald this year, confirmed that his company will be focussing Read more
Application:Date of receipt to DPEA 10 Oct 2019 Blarghour Wind Farm, 7Km North West Of Inverary &, 4.5 Km South Of Portsonachan, PA33 Application For Consent Under S.36 Of The Electricity Act 1989 To Construct And Operate Blarghour Wind Farm Comprising 17 Turbines With Ground To Blade Tip Height Of Read more
The focus on building a 600Megawatt subsea cable is preventing investment in local renewable energy projects, writes James Mackenzie, the outgoing vice-chairman of Sustainable Shetland, the grassroots group that opposes the Viking Energy wind farm. Shetland has again all eggs in one basket
Workers at a fabrication yard, which was brought back into use just six months ago, have been told they will not have their contracts renewed. Arnish in Lewis had been mothballed for about a year when it was reopened in March to manufacture parts for an offshore wind farm. The Read more
Jeremy Corbyn will unveil plans to create another 70,000 jobs in offshore windfarms part-owned by the public as his party gears up for an election manifesto focusing on a green industrial revolution. The Labour leader will visit a windfarm on Wednesday as he launches his commitment to a further 37 Read more
Callisterhall Wind Farm. Pre application for another windfarm in Dumfries and Galloway – A wind farm comprising up to 25 wind turbine generators, each with a maximum blade tip height of up to 220m and ancillary infrastructure including battery storage. ECU Reference: ECU00001951 http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx
SSE Renewables has selected the port of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland to serve as the operations and maintenance base for its 1100MW Seagreen offshore wind farm. The developer said the deal will ensure ongoing investment and re-development of the existing facilities in line with Montrose Port Authority’s Read more