£22 million is paid to switch off turbines -Paula Murray – Sunday Express Scottish wind farms were paid almost £22 million for switching off their turbines during Storms Ciara and Dennis. Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) analysis discovered the pay cheque for switching off for 13 days was £21,843,344. The Read more…
An anonymous field in a remote corner of Holderness could soon help revolutionise the design of offshore wind turbines. For experts are set to use land near the village of Albrough as a test site to research new piling techniques for the next generation of turbines in the North Sea. Read more…
Wind power operators will most likely be unable to successfully claim insurance payouts for problems indirectly caused by the coronavirus outbreak, according to a renewable energy underwriter. Project-protection policies typically bought by wind farm operators tend to only cover damaged assets as opposed to the loss of revenue caused by Read more…
Good article in the Sunday Mail this morning about Derek Mackay MSP who as finance secretary was tasked with setting up the Scottish National Investment Bank (project eligible for the Investment Portfolio includes wind, solar and energy storage schemes). https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/derek-mackay-gambling-2bn-taxpayers-21556943?fbclid=IwAR3pGn2DXN0-BfNsxDoeCJBHrC5CeGKC3vTtsGwcD4zZqRWY0EDpxtlO28k