Vestas has temporarily taken around 150 of its V150 machines out of service “in an abundance of caution” after identifying a blade fault as the cause of a turbine collapse in Sweden late last year. A investigation into the V150 4.2MW collapse at the Aldermyrberget wind farm found a bonding Read more
CONTROVERSIAL plans to erect a wind turbine in Neilston face mounting opposition. Last month, the Barrhead News told how some residents are worried about the impact on the landscape and wildlife if permission is granted to erect the eco-friendly power source on grazing land south of the village’s Kingston Road. Read more
THE Greens wish to build a Forth tunnel, a construction project which would involve an enormous amount of carbon emissions (“Rail tunnel under Firth of Forth is at heart of Green Party vision”, The Herald, January 23). They want us to travel by train, whose electric power will always be Read more
Rachel Morison, Will Mathis A spell of cold temperatures last week revealed a mismatch between the U.K.’s goal to decarbonize and actions taken in order to keep the lights on. Low wind output was a factor that caused the narrowing of margins between supply and demand of electricity according to Read more
Ramping investment in energy storage could cut curtailed wind output in Great Britain by as much as 50%, according to energy analytics outfit LCP. Based on current wind power capacity, LCP estimates an extra 20 gigawatt-hours of battery storage could reduce the amount of wind power wasted by up to Read more
Professor Gordon Hughes has written the following blog describing his experience of sourcing reliable energy supplies to power a remote rural broadband network in Scotland. I have written a number of papers on the costs and performance of wind power and other forms of renewable energy. Even serious empirical research Read more
An environmental activist has launched a High Court challenge over the granting of a foreshore licence sought for expansion of an off-shore wind farm. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage had last October granted a foreshore licence to carry out site investigation works in an area off the Read more
A wind farm project described as “visually dominant and incongruous” by a council has been rejected by the Scottish government. Developers scaled back the Lowther Hills scheme near Wanlockhead from 42 to 30 turbines. However, Dumfries and Galloway Council still opposed the proposals which were taken to a public inquiry. Read more