THE UK has recently been experiencing high atmospheric pressure and dropping temperatures. Consequently we have been maxing out on our power import capability from Europe, presently 4000MW, have restarted ageing coal power stations and highly-polluting Open Cycle Gas Turbines to support rising demand of typically 40000MW and upped gas generation Read more
By Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent SCOTLAND’s power giants will learn today if the regulator has agreed to their demands to dilute price control proposals which they have warned could choke off investment in support of the drive to cut carbon emissions. Ofgem will announce the outcome of a consultation Read more
BayWa RE has completed the sale of the 24MW Inverclyde wind farm to James Jones & Sons and London-based Gresham House Asset Management. The eight-turbine facility, located south of Greenock and west of Port Glasgow in Scotland, is the UK’s first subsidy-free wind farm. The Inverclyde wind farm also has Read more
An Bord Pleanála in August 2019. However, the planning authority has concurred with the original decision of Donegal County Council. The proposed development would, they concluded have facilitated and supported the achievement of European and National renewable energy and climate change policies. However, the Board considered that the development would Read more
E Power Limited will apply for planning permission to build the 15-turbine wind farm at Ditcher Law, 8km from Lauder. If built, the turbines will stand at a maximum height of 220 metres – more than twice the height of Big Ben. Richard Curtin said: “My family and I live Read more