We have been informed that at least five Sec 42 applications to increase tip heights on already consented but not yet built windfarms, have been withdrawn due to the Finney judgement, three of which are in Dumfries & Galloway. The Council has said it will not accept any further height Read more…
A public inquiry into a major wind farm in the wilds of Badenoch is due to be held next month. Highland Council raised an objection to SIMEC’s proposed development at Glenshero in the Monadhliath hills in October, last year. The inquiry which will take place virtually has been set for Read more…
Formerly known as DONG, Danish energy firm Ørsted has managed to move away from coal, gas and oil to reinvent itself in the renewables market – and now aims for carbon neutrality by 2025. By Anthony Harrington The transformation of the Danish green energy company, Ørsted, from its roots in Read more…
As COVID-19 continues, the possibility of a physical conference in Dublin next May recedes. One of our Local Organisers, Damian Kelly, explains the likely position in Dublin below. So what are the alternatives? We would welcome comments from all of you who are our regular attendees and those of you Read more…
The Making Space for Nature panel advocated “bigger, better and more joined up spaces for nature”. Ten years on, there is a need for renewed action, the experts say, highlighting three overarching areas: Better protection and management of wildlife habitats Scaling up efforts to restore wild areas Bringing nature to Read more…
New technologies to help integrate the renewables and oil and gas industries could generate more than £2.5 trillion for the UK economy, according to a new report. ‘Closing the Gap: Technology for a Net Zero North Sea’, published by the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) today, outlines a roadmap Read more…
Scottish Power’s wind and solar farms will soon help produce green hydrogen to run buses, ferries and even trains as part of a pioneering strategic partnership to develop the UK’s nascent hydrogen economy. The renewable energy company, owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, will work alongside companies that specialise in producing and Read more…
An army of sea giants is emerging along China’s coastline. Mysterious and magnificent, they rise up from the waves, limbs outstretched, gently whirring in the breeze. From north of Shanghai down to Hong Kong, across a thousand-mile stretch of water, hundreds of these otherworldly creations will one day be able Read more…