We hear a giant wind farm in the Firth of Forth is going to power Scottish homes twice over. As even the RSPB could not stop a previous wind farm in the Firth of Forth, I suspect it will go ahead. There are many more offshore turbines. So why do Read more…
SSE Renewables has signed an agreement with Pacifico Energy, one of Japan’s largest developers of renewable energy, to create a joint ownership company that will pursue offshore wind energy development projects in Japan. The creation of the joint ownership company involves the acquisition by SSE Renewables of an 80% interest Read more…
Plans for a world-leading floating wind farm off the north coast of Caithness “will have implications for decades to come”, a local Highland councillor has said. Councillor Matthew Reiss warned that the turbines in the proposed Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm will “dwarf the coastline” while acknowledging that the project Read more…
‘We need these wind farms to stop global warming’ – Readers’ Comments – Edinburgh Evening News Plans to build a giant offshore wind farm off Scotland’s east coast that would be the largest in the UK and one of the world’s biggest have come a step closer. The scheme will Read more…
Poor internet connection could prevent people taking part in discussions on a proposed wind farm with five turbines of almost 500ft high at Deskford. Buckie councillor Sonya Warren called for equal access for all those who wanted to take part in a public consultation on the development at Lurg Hill Read more…
The green-energy future has arrived – in Europe – and it is not a pretty sight. Even more than in the U.S., many European politicians claimed that it was possible to go “green” without disastrous costs – but that lie has now come home. Natural gas and electricity prices have Read more…
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Holders of “mini-bonds” issued by Future Renewables Eco, a wind farm investment company, are braced to lose more than half their investments after it collapsed into administration on Sept 17. It owned 10 wind turbines across Britain and was funded by 750 bondholders who ploughed £24m into the company between Read more…