The collapse of Bulb Energy this week follows a steady decline in its promises to customers. Britain’s fastest-growing energy supplier set itself apart as a challenger to legacy energy giants by claiming to offer better service and energy that was cheaper and greener. But was Bulb as green as it Read more
A bid to extend the operational life of a wind farm in the Tweedsmuir hills has been approved by the Scottish government. It will allow the 14-turbine Whitelaw Brae development in the Borders to run for 30 years instead of the previously consented 25. Mountaineering Scotland (MS) criticised the original Read more
Stranoch 2 Wind Farm – Consented Section 36 application to construct and operate a wind farm with a generating capacity in excess of 50MW comprising up to 20 wind turbines and associated infrastructure, of which two have a ground to blade tip height of 140m, eight have a ground to Read more
Plans have been lodged with the Scottish Government for a 12-turbine wind farm near Westerdale. If the proposed Tormsdale Wind Farm goes ahead it will add to an existing cluster of 52 turbines in the surrounding area. The development, some 1500 metres south of Westerdale bridge, is being managed by Read more
A report commissioned by the Norwegian government has contradicted Boris Johnson’s recent claim in Parliament that offshore wind costs have fallen by 70% in a decade. The report confirms that the UK’s newest offshore wind farms remain high-cost operations. Indeed, the academics who produced the report have said the forthcoming Dogger Bank wind farms will be Read more
A project that is claimed to be the first in the UK to be built to recycle wind turbine blades has been given the green light after receiving government funding. The project is set to commercialise technology developed by the University of Strathclyde to separate the glass-fibre and resin components Read more
A windfarm near Glasgow will soon become home to a state-of-the-art hydrogen storage facility which could eventually produce enough clean energy to help power the next generation of public transport. Nearly £10 million in taxpayers’ cash has been awarded to the project, based at the Whitelee Windfarm, near Eaglesham, East Read more
Concerns over ‘the ring of steel’ forming round the Cairngorms National Park have one again been aired but planning committee members have said they are powerless to do much about it. Renewable Energy Systems (Ltd) is seeking consent for 16 turbines with a maximum height of 149.9m to the tip Read more