Aberdeen “needs to become a global offshore wind city” or face a downgrade in future job opportunities, according to a UK renewable energy expert. John MacAskill, business development and operations director for London-headquartered wind engineering advisers Offshore Wind Consultants, said last night that the city needed to capitalise on its Read more
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall is set to take proposals for a second Aberdeenshire wind farm to local residents in a bid to move the project forward. The 70 megawatt (MW) Clashindarroch II development will consist of 14 turbines, each almost 600 feet in height. The project will be close to Read more
A £1bn offshore wind farm which has been out of action for more than three weeks could be expanded. The Rampion project, off the Sussex Coast, has been dormant since 26 October due to a fault in an electrical distribution system. A spokesperson for Rampion confirmed an “area of search” Read more
The UK Supreme Court has ruled local authorities cannot take a community benefit fund into account when deciding on granting permission for a wind farm. The London court dismissed an appeal by Resilient Energy and Forest of Dean District Council, which in 2015 gave approval for a single 500kW turbine Read more
The UK is now the seventh most attractive destination globally for investment in renewable energy, a new report said. Britain has overtaken Japan, which drops to eighth, while China remains top of the rankings and the US keeps second place in EY’s biannual renewable energy country attractiveness index (Recai). The Read more
North Sea oil executives believe the ageing fossil fuel basin may still lead a global climate revolution by providing a testbed for clean energy breakthroughs. An industry report has revealed that the North Sea could emerge as an unlikely climate hero by becoming a global showcase for the energy transition Read more
AS a supposed “green” benefit, cars powered by electricity are being pushed by politicians and motor manufacturers aiming to supplant internal combustion engines dependent on fossil fuels. However, far from being non-contaminating, electric cars depend on lithium for their batteries and cobalt and rare earths for their motive components. These Read more
Aikengall IIa Wind Farm Variation – Consented. The decision can be viewed under Determinations in the Documents Section. http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3mGkfsdsD4mn9vDSuSi7NEhQf1HVsGxKJZJWbsOiiwsH45bG90rq_AQEg