Ardtaraig Wind Farm, 3.1Km To The East Of Glendaruel And Approx 15Km West Of Dunoon, Loch Striven, Argyll And Bute, Erection Of Wind Farm Comprising 7 Wind Turbines With A Maximum Tip Height Of 136.5M With Associated Infrastructure And 4 Borrow Pits – Appeal dismissed and consent refused. http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?id=120474
Posted on 07/11/2019 The next UK government must commit to a package of measures to support Scotland’s renewable energy industry – including supporting innovation and the shift to low-carbon heat and allowing onshore wind to compete in the energy market. Scottish Renewables’ manifesto for the upcoming General Election sets out Read more
All Energy Exhibition and Conference 2020Topics this year include: Bioenergy Carbon capture and storage Circular economy in the built environment Community and local energy Corporate PPAs Disruptive technology, digitalisation and cybersecurity Energy efficiency in the built environment Energy from waste Energy storage Energy systems Finance and funding Grid/Smart grid Hydrogen Read more
Gordonbush Extension Wind Farm – Variation – Consented. (Highland). Ref no ECU00001766 The main purposes of the variation application are to permit a proposed reduction in the number of turbines from fifteen to a maximum of eleven, and an increase in the tip height of remaining turbines from 130m up Read more
The UK Conservative party is beginning to come round to the idea of supporting onshore wind deployment according to the chief executive of trade association RenewableUK. Hugh McNeal (pictured) said that he had been encouraged by three recent meetings with UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng. “The Tories are finally starting Read more
Benbrack Wind Farm 6 km south of Dalmellington but within Dumfries and Galloway – Variation Consented . ECU Reference ECU00001773 Too many variations to mention here but you will find them on the website in the EIR variation application document and decision notice. One to note though is: 1) The Read more
Plans have been formed for a new wind farm about five miles north of Brora. Glasgow-based developer Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) wants to erect up to 22 turbines just short of 500ft tall on land near Kintradwell Lodge. The site lies within 12.5 miles of Gordon Bush, an operational Read more
CS Wind’s plans to shed 80% of its workforce are “unlikely to change” it has revealed, as a meeting between unions, the Scottish Government and management broke down today. Unite the union pledged to “continue the fight” for staff of the troubled Campbeltown-headquartered firm in the hope of overturning the Read more