Internet giant Amazon is staying tight lipped after construction was suspended at a windfarm it is invested in, following a landslide. A peat slippage at Meenbog on the Donegal-Tyrone border has polluted rivers in both NI and the Republic leaving angling groups and fishermen seriously concerned about a mass fishkill. Read more
Wind power does and will make a valuable contribution to UK electricity generation. One must however, apply some caution to the true extent of its contribution with reference to recent announcements. The total electricity generated in 2019 was around 300TWh. Of that some 64TWh were obtained from the currently installed Read more
Controversial plans by a north-east energy firm to build wind turbines on the edge of a village have prompted more than 340 objections from nearby residents. St Fergus Energy Limited hopes to build two 119 metre high turbines on land between the village and the gas terminal, owned by North Read more
SSE Renewables has been left thinking what could have been after one of its Highland wind farms suffered a narrow defeat in the final of the Wind World Cup. In an all Scottish affair, the 228 megawatt (MW) Stronelairg development, south-east of Fort Augustus, lost out by just 0.6% to Read more