ScottishPower Renewables’ proposed 100.8MW Clauchrie wind farm looks set to go to a planning inquiry after an objection from South Ayrshire Council. The statutory consultee cited significant adverse landscape and visual effects due to the scale and positioning of the proposed turbines. The council said that this would not be Read more…
Scotland’s commitment to a world-leading target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2045 comes with the possibility to radically transform the Scottish planning system through the upcoming NPF4. Significant deployment of additional renewable energy capacity, well in excess of historical deployment levels, will be needed to achieve our bold climate change Read more…
The UK government should provide more funding for regular Contracts for Difference auctions as part of a green stimulus package for the economy, according to a report from the Renewable Energy Association (REA). The REA report outlines key policies needed to achieve a successful green recovery in the country following Read more…
The UK government has given the go-ahead for Vattenfall’s 1800MW Norfolk Vanguard project but has delayed making a final call on Orsted’s 2400MW Hornsea 3. BEIS Secretary Alok Sharma gave the green light to the Swedish developer for up to 158 turbines off East Anglia. In a decision published on Read more…
A consortium of engineers and technologists are working on an innovative and more energy-efficient wind turbine blade. The technology, developed by Edinburgh-based ACT Blade, involves replacing the heavier glass fibre design traditionally used for wind turbine blades with a lighter composite structure, wrapped in a sail-like textile. It is ultralight Read more…