SSE Renewables has pledged a near-£600 million investment in a giant Shetland onshore wind farm project. The firm announced today it has taken a final investment decision on the 103-turbine Viking Onshore Wind Farm, which lost out on a UK Government subsidy bid in September. SSE Renewables will make a Read more
Nexans Norway has secured a multi-million pound contract to build and install high-voltage (HV) cables for a giant Scottish offshore wind project. The company, which is part of the French Nexans Group, will supply offshore and onshore cables for the Seagreen 1 project, located 17 miles off the coast of Read more
By David Watson There’s more to claims of ‘record-breaking’ periods of coal-free electricity generation in the UK than meets the eye. British electricity consumers may have noticed an announcement by the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) on 28 April that the ‘record’ of more than 18 days without any Read more
Craiginmoddie Wind Farm – Pre Application South Ayrshire Council ECU Reference: ECU00002080 Wind farm comprising up to 16 turbines with battery storage compound and associated infrastructure Max Turbine Height: 230m Number Of Turbines Applied For: 16 The site lies along an undulating ridge adjacent to the existing Hadyard Hill wind Read more
Two representatives from SAS attended the DPEA Stakeholders’ Meeting on 4 September and put forward that Circular 6/1990 should be updated to deal with the behaviours of parties at hearings and inquiries. Please find the Minutes (below) for further information. There will be a Virtual Meeting on 31 July Read more
Trees which take over a century to regrow are being used to supply a new generation of “green” British power plants subsidised by tax breaks intended to stop climate change, the Daily Telegraph can reveal. The Telegraph found Drax, which runs the UK’s biggest biomass operation, is sourcing some of its Read more
On 23/05/20 , I wrote to the Secretary of State, Alok Sharma. These were some of the points I put to him: The views of the public should be considered by BEIS and LCCC as key stakeholders funding the Contracts for Difference (CfD) subsidies to Renewable Generators. For on shore Read more
Dear Sir/ Madam, Thank you for your email, allowing further comments on the proposal until the 18th June. In addition to my previous submissions of 24th April and 9th May, I would like to re-emphasise my strong objection to the extortionately-expensive transmission link for the Viking Wind Farm, a single, Read more