A Vattenfall-funded research programme into seabird flights around offshore wind farms has revealed behaviour that could “speed up the consenting process” for new projects by revealing that seabirds will avoid the sites. The €3m study used radar and AI technologies to track flight patterns in 3D around the developer’s Aberdeen Read more
UK consumers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds to turn wind turbines off because the grid cannot deal with how much electricity they make on the windiest days. The energy regulator Ofgem has told Sky News it is because the grid is “not yet fit for purpose” as the Read more
The UK would have to devote half its farmland or more than double its total renewable electricity supply to make enough aviation fuel to meet its ambitions for “jet zero”, or net zero flying, scientists have said. A report published on Tuesday by the Royal Society argues there is no Read more
Lesley Roarty is a Legal Director with Turcan Connell Developers are proposing ever taller wind turbines across Scotland to help projects stack up financially. The latest proposals for EDF Renewables’ Dunside project in the Lammermuir Hills in southern Scotland feature turbine heights of 850 feet. As wind power remains the Read more
OSLO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway’s energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders. Norway’s supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built in central Norway Read more
Installation of the first Viking Energy turbine is expected to start next week, project leaders have confirmed. Vestas, which is contracted to supply the 103 turbines for the windfarm, said teams were currently working on “preparation activities on the ground”. “We are expecting to start installing the first tower section Read more
The prospect of North Berwick benefitting financially from wind farm developments in East Lothian has been discussed by North Berwick Community Council (NBCC). https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/23332853.north-berwick-cash-windfall-wind-farm-fund-a-remarkable-offer/?fbclid=IwAR32rdFSxTMAlAzr6K45VZYQ3JDmXV_w0PjprROskBwBY506YXGuBcGl4DQ
A Russian ship collecting intelligence on energy infrastructure was discovered at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, according to the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MVID). Dutch marine and coast guard ships escorted the vessel from the North Sea before any sabotage effort was successful, said Jan Read more