Scotland could be home to nearly 4GW of pipeline wind capacity set to bid in the UK’s next contracts for difference (CfD) auction, which could see over 10GW of renewables enter the race for support. With the reintroduction of “advanced” pot one technologies including onshore wind and solar PV into Read more
Disruption to the UK’s wind market as a result of the coronavirus is expected to knock installations of new capacity throughout 2020.Analytics firm GlobalData forecasts annual installations could stand at 980MW for 2020, down from 2.47GW in 2019.Before the outbreak of the virus, annual installations were estimated to reach 1.22GW Read more
SSE Renewables has called for a series of “enabling” offshore wind policy actions from the UK government, warning that a “business as usual” approach will not deliver 40GW of installed capacity by 2030. The developer said an increase in “capabilities and cooperation” across government departments is needed to allow annual Read more
Land North Of Carcant Lodge, Wull Muir Wind Farm, Heriot – Appeal against refusal of planning permission by Scottish Borders Council . DPEA Ref PPA-140-2080 Erection Of 8 No Wind Turbines With A Maximum Tip Height Of 130M, Formation Of Access Tracks, Borrow Pit, Temporary Construction Compound, Erection Of Control Read more
A small and remote Highland community is helping itself during the coronavirus pandemic with the assistance of green energy. The virus has left many of the 270-strong population of Coigach, in the far north west Highlands, facing hardship after being forced to stop working. Many are self-employed and rely on Read more
ACT Blade, a spin-off company from UK yacht-sail developer SMAR Azure, has announced that it has completed the first of two tests of its new lightweight blade for wind farms. The company says the blades, made up of an internal composite structure and high-tech textiles instead of fibreglass, are 24% Read more
YOU report, correctly, that there was no new onshore wind capacity completed in Scotland in the second half of 2019 (“”Wind power growth at a standstill”, The Herald, April 6). This is part of a narrative being pushed by Scottish Renewables to create a panicked reaction in government and planning Read more
Chinese investors are willing to stump up the £500 million building costs for a new renewable energy “village” creating up to 2,500 jobs in Peterhead. New company Newfield Energy aims to develop facilities on nearly 200 acres of land near the town’s power station. Glasgow-based Gen Cannibal, one of Newfield’s Read more