A SMALL Sutherland community is preparing to face its second major wind farm application of the year. Highland Council’s North Planning Application Committee meets tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss its position on the controversial 11-turbine Strath Oykel development – proposed by German-owned Energiekontor UK. The proposal is so large it will Read more
In the week when Britain saw the “highest-ever” level of potential wind generation, there was a record of wasted energy, costing millions. A new report by LCP Delta suggests in the week commencing 3rd October, the grid saw the highest ever available wind generation, peaking at 17.6GW of potential wind Read more
AN APPLICATION has been submitted to North Ayrshire Council to erect three 150m tall wind turbines at the Ardeer Peninsula. This has been put forward by The Farm Energy Company, though the turbines are intended to help power the nearby Berry bpi Ardeer factory. Berry bpi is a company of Read more
World needs fossil fuels to prosper Sir, – After COP26 in Glasgow, countries were asked to submit stronger plans to reduce emissions by 2030 ahead of COP27 in Egypt, to ensure global warming was kept below 2C and nearer 1.5C. Only 23 countries out of nearly 200 had submitted Read more
Even from the beginning of the project, wind farms on Norway’s Fosen peninsula was met with resistance from the local communities in central Norway. The wind farms are providing more wind power than all of Norway’s wind farms combined, but they are located on the winter pastures of local reindeer. Read more
NatureScot is having its funding slashed by the Scottish Government in its budget cuts and this could lead to an easier pathway for wind farm developers. https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/wind-farm-campaign-group-claim-28232671?fbclid=IwAR0WQk2oAlo2ruftpas4nMw532SlmKY04xqqawnyzAK2i7hDGQzPmOhMF0U
Plans by a developer to build turbines more than twice the size of Big Ben near Balmoral Castle have been blasted by a local MP ahead of a public consultation on the issue. We previously hold how RES had lodged plans to construct 17 huge 820 feet turbines at Hill Read more
The UK government has confirmed plans to introduce a temporary cap on renewable energy generators’ revenue to curb the impact of soaring wholesale power prices. The ‘Cost-Plus Revenue Limit’ will apply to renewables in England and Wales from the start of 2023 not currently covered by a Contract for Difference Read more