Irn-bru maker AG Barr said it expected profit within the top end of market forecasts amid signs of progress on efforts to turnaround the business following a challenging summer. Adjusted pre-tax profit was expected to be just ahead of £37m, with revenue at about £255m, down from £279m last year, Read more
When there is a collision between different government policies with the same purpose the result is sure to be messy, and the chances are that the benefits arising from both policies will be compromised and perhaps lost altogether. The Scottish Government, for example, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through Read more
Eagle-eyed experts involved in the development of what will become Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm have made a rare sighting of a spectacular marine visitor. For only the second time in Scottish waters, a swordfish has been spotted thanks to an aerial wildlife survey being carried out on SSE Renewables’ Seagreen site off Read more
Mammoth Highland offshore wind farms are footing a bill of around £20 million more per year than English projects to connect to the grid, according to the builder of what will be Scotland’s biggest wind venture. The levied regime in the UK, called transmission charging and set up by the Read more
Over the past 30 years, Devon and Cornwall have played a massive role in the UK’s unique love/hate relationship with renewable energy. The south west was home to the UK’s first ever wind farm and has since seen thousands of ground-breaking and controversial projects. As well as large-scale initiatives, many Read more
An energy firm has lodged plans for its second north-east onshore wind farm. Vattenfall’s proposed Clashindarroch II project is made up of 14 turbines with each one nearly 600ft tall. If approved, it would be close to the company’s existing Clashindarroch installation near Huntly, which has been operational since 2015. Read more
MORE trees and wildflowers along roads, revoking a ban on wind farms and new investment into energy-saving initiatives have been rubber stamped by Hampshire County Council’s cabinet. It is part of the authority’s aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, in line with national targets. Last year the authority declared Read more
Updated News: 21 Jan 2020 On the 12th December 2019 the Irish Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (DHPLG) released a proposed update to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines (WEDG). The draft update was produced with input from Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) and is Read more