Plans to hold fourth Contracts for Difference auction for range of different renewables technologies confirmed by government for late 2021 The government has said it aims to procure up to 12GW of new clean power capacity from a raft of renewable energy technologies in next year’s Contract for Difference (CfD) Read more…
Contracts for Difference for Low Carbon Electricity Generation Government response to consultation on proposed amendments to the scheme https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/937634/cfd-proposed-amendments-scheme-2020-ar4-government-response.pdf
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A 230-meter (755 feet) tall wind turbine in Arctic Sweden came crashing down on the snow during the weekend as high winds swept across the region, officials said Monday. No one was injured. Maria Roske, chief executive of windmill operator WPD, told the local Norran newspaper that Read more…
Scotland’s 32 local authorities are facing a planning logjam that could jeopardise the country’s climate change targets, according to new research by industry body Scottish Renewables. The research found that the number of planners employed by councils in Scotland has fallen by 20% since 2011, but the number of applications Read more…
A public inquiry into plans for a 39-turbine wind farm in a Highland mountain range has heard it could ultimately lead to a “complex larger than the city of Dundee” being built on a “once tranquil plateau”. The proposed Glenshero development would be sited next to the recently built 66-turbine Read more…
WindEurope’s End-of-Life Issues and Strategies Seminar (EoLIS 2020) explored what happens when wind turbines reach the end of their operational life. Industry experts discussed the latest trends and developments in repowering, lifetime extension, decommissioning and recycling. WindEurope presented a new Industry Guidance Document for the dismantling and decommissioning of onshore Read more…
While climate change is a real issue and must be tackled, the prime minister’s 10-commandment plan is not the way to go about it Matt Ridley 22 November 2020 • 6:00am Our fearless leader has descended from the mountain with a 10-commandment plan for a green industrial revolution. At Read more…
Ditcher Law Wind Farm approximately 8km north west of Lauder Pre Application ECU Reference: ECU00002173 Planning Authority: Scottish Borders Council Wind farm consisting of up to 15 x 220m wind turbines and associated infrastructure including electrical transformers, hardstandings, access roads, cabling, borrow pits and an electrical substation. http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00002173