A former UK energy minister has called on the Scottish Government to “come clean” about the terms of a lease agreement for a mothballed BiFab yard on the Isle of Lewis. Brian Wilson, former UK energy minister under Tony Blair, said the current lease agreement has been “shrouded in secrecy” Read more…
An Everest mountaineer has urged councillors not to smash their tourism “golden egg” by supporting a wind farm in the Western Mournes. Dawson Stelfox was addressing a special meeting of Newry Mourne and Down District Council. Councillors were considering their response to a revised application for a wind farm in Read more…
Fifty-two Northern Ireland wind turbine owners have received emergency coronavirus funding from Stormont. A £10,000 payment was sent automatically to any business in receipt of small business rates relief. The sector has subsequently been ruled ineligible by the Department for the Economy, after over £500,000 was paid. The department said Read more…
Heavy goods vehicles could be set to cause chaos through Largs, Fairlie and West Kilbride after an access plan for a new wind farm north of Largs was altered. Original instructions for the construction traffic to come down the Haylie Brae have been changed – and Largs Community Council say Read more…
Delivery of most components to Muirhall’s 48MW Crossdykes project in Scotland has been completed. The project will feature ten Nordex N133 4.8MW machines 11km north-west of Langholm. Collett transported components to the Dumfries and Galloway site throughout September and early October, including the 65-metre blades, believed to be the largest Read more…
On a clear day, a person standing atop Granard Motte will be able to see five lakes, nine counties and three provinces of Ireland. Recently, the sod was turned on the land below (known as the Bailey) for what will become the town’s prize attraction, a Norman heritage park. The Read more…
South Ayrshire wind farms produced 4.2 per cent of the UK’s electricity generated by wind power last year according to figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The South Ayrshire wind farms generated roughly 1,350 gigawatts per hour (GWh) throughout 2019, 95 per cent of total renewable Read more…
I AM afraid it is Tom Cassells (Letters, October 18) who does not “have a clue how the energy industry works” and I would suggest he refers to the Renewable Energy Forum website for a little lesson as this contains a detailed explanation of the constraints payments system with links Read more…