The new UK Conservative government has included an election manifesto pledge to increase new offshore wind capacity to 40GW by 2030, from 30GW previously, in today’s Queen’s speech, which outlines its agenda for the next parliament. The speech also said the government would “enable new floating turbines”, without going into Read more
Supply chain jobs at the country’s biggest offshore wind farm project are being lost to China. Skilled work on Seagreen in the Firth of Forth will be carried out overseas, fuelling criticism of the so-called “green jobs revolution” in Scotland. Gary Smith, Scotland secretary of the GMB trade union, said: Read more
The Scottish Government has launched a renewable energy consultation on the country’s offshore wind and marine energy sectors. The government said it is seeking input on the draft Offshore Wind Policy Statement in addition to the much anticipated draft Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy. The plans outline how Read more
Notice is hereby given that RES Limited (“the Company”) has been refused consent by Scottish Ministers to construct and operate 15 wind turbines with a maximum height of up to 149.9 metres blade to tip on land approximately 2.5 kilometres east of Tayinloan, on the Killean Estate in Kintyre, Argyll, Read more
Notice is hereby given that Brookfield Renewable UK Limited has been granted a varied consent by the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate a 19 turbine wind farm, known as Kennoxhead Wind Farm, located approximately 3.3km south of the village of Glespin in the planning authority area of South Read more
FOR many years now Orkney has been seen as the islands where the grass is greener and where the renewable energy industry is making massive strides towards a better, greener future. The islands are, of course, home to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the main marine test site globally, Read more
Locals are considering a complaint to the local authority ombudsman on council refusal to consider nuisance action against Cotton Farm wind farm near Huntingdon. Residents have long complained about amplitude modulation from the wind farm and live recordings have taken place detailing the nuisance (Noise Bulletin 2015). The wind farm Read more
A MINISTERIAL summit is to be held in the New Year following concerns over what the union Unite described as a “renewables scandal” which has increasingly placing Scotland’s green energy revolution offshore. Unite, one of the country’s biggest unions, called for steps to regain control of the sector earlier this Read more