Offshore Wind Projects off the Scottish coast are estimated together to generate 25 gigawatts of renewable electricity. If this is accurate there are a number of questions which must be answered. Is there a plan to ensure that there will be sufficient reliable generation when wind output is very low, Read more…
Orkney council’s planning committee have turned down an application from a wind farm developer asking for more time to get started on one of their projects. Planning permission for Edinburgh-based Hoolan Energy’s four-turbine development at Costa Head, Birsay, will expire this April. The developer had initially asked the council for Read more…
The UAE-based fabricator, which pipped Scottish firms to lucrative contracts on some of the country’s – and the world’s – largest offshore wind developments, like Moray East and Seagreen, has welcomed the awards announcement. On ScotWind, Lamprell chief executive Christopher McDonald said it will send “waves of confidence” for companies to invest Read more…