WIND energy is set to power every UK home by 2030 and plays a key role in the Government’s ambitious net-zero targets. But this renewable energy source has been met with its fair share of criticism. In fact, there is some doubt as to whether wind energy, or rather wind Read more
The UK Government has dismissed calls from WindEurope for a continent-wide landfill ban on decommissioned turbine blades by 2025. Officials at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) told reNEWS they do “not have plans” to legislate against the practice. A Defra spokesperson said that domestic law does, Read more
Councillors have thrown out plans for another wind farm near Stonehaven voicing fears the giant structures could cause aeroplanes to crash – despite there already being more than 50 turbines in the area. The proposed development of 11 wind turbines, each measuring 135 metres high, went before Aberdeenshire Council’s Kincardine Read more