Response to your FOI request During the period 2015 – 2020 1. 69%– 61 s36 wind farm applications were received of which 42 applications were approved. 2. 50%– 32 s36 wind farm applications were referred to Public Inquiry of which 16 applications were approved. I trust this information is satisfactory Read more
Developers have until 31 March 2021 to submit detailed tenders to build offshore windfarms on sites identified as suitable in the Scottish government’s Sectoral Marine Plan (SMP) that was published last week. The long-awaited strategic plan identifies sustainable options for the future development of commercial-scale offshore wind energy in Scotland Read more
The Spanish electricity group that owns Scottish Power plans to invest €75 billion globally by 2025, doubling its renewable energy capacity. Iberdrola said that it would spend at least €34 billion on developing about 28 gigawatts of renewables, taking its capacity to 60 gigawatts by 2025. Onshore wind farms will Read more
Very few offshore wind turbines have so far been decommissioned anywhere — and little significant activity is expected on that front until the end of the current decade. When large-scale activity starts to gain momentum, the primary focus is likely to be the repowering of existing farms with only partial Read more
A Caithness renewable energy researcher has told a TV documentary that he feels onshore wind turbines enhance the landscape. Magnus Davidson, a research associate at North Highland College UHI’s Environmental Research Institute in Thurso, also made it clear that he sees no problem with further wind developments in the area. Read more
A bid to ban walkers from using a footpath for two years during the construction of a Caithness wind farm has been rejected after one councillor called it an “astonishing” request. Councillor Nicola Sinclair argued that allowing the company behind Limekiln wind farm to close off access to the 7.8km Read more
Windfarm protest group Save Shetland are launching a new petition aimed at holding the developers behind the Viking Energy windfarm to account over environmental protection duties. The petition is calling for “an independent monitoring programme be put in place for the construction of the Viking Energy windfarm in Shetland.” In Read more
A community wind farm trust on Lewis faces losing up to £2.5million in lost revenue if it takes a possible 12 months to fix the failed subsea power cable between Skye and Harris. There are now ‘grave concerns’ over Stornoway power station’s capability to maintain a steady and sustainable supply Read more