Maybe Mr Marlow would like to contact us at SAS so we can educate him. For a start, research shows that opposition to onshore wind among Tory voters doesn’t exist to the extent that some in the party believe it to. On the contrary, recent polling shows that there Read more…
The proposed development will comprise of a wind farm and battery energy storage system, comprising up to 21 three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbines with a maximum ground to blade tip height of 230 metres, with a total power output of approximately 126MW. The turbines would be nominally rated at 6MW. Read more…
Rishi Sunak is facing a rebellion from his MPs over onshore wind amid efforts to beat the energy crisis. Simon Clarke, the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has tabled a legislative amendment aimed at relaxing planning rules so turbines can get built more easily if communities want them. Read more…
The generator of a large wind turbine north of St Cyrus caught fire. Fire crews from Laurencekirk and Montrose arrived on the scene at 2.40pm. No fire service equipment was used to put out the fire. It was extinguished after the electricity was isolated at 3.20pm. Fire crews are still Read more…
The four-week pre-application consultation, which closed on Friday, November 4, has generated record levels of feedback for the 17-turbine Hill of Fare proposal to the north of Banchory. The consultation was initiated by public exhibitions in mid-October which attracted more than 370 people across four events. It has since generated Read more…
The National Grid issued a surprise warning on its capacity for Tuesday night as British households were expected to increase energy consumption during the cold snap. A ‘tight electricity margin’ notice was sent out warning of a potential shortage from 7pm. The National Grid quickly cancelled notice as its contingency Read more…
Perth-headquartered energy firm SSE has warned it will have to reconsider its renewables investments after the UK government’s newly announced 45% windfall tax. The levy on low carbon electricity generators was unveiled in last week’s Autumn Statement with the aim to raise £14 billion in taxes. Responding to the levy, Read more…
Legal experts have warned that the UK’s push for net zero and greater energy security may be undermined as thousands of renewables projects are stuck in a protracted planning and consenting process. ‘Harder, longer and more complex’: Consenting delays threaten UK’s renewable energy targets