A wind farm which is the first of its kind was officially opened today in Dumfries and Galloway. Crossdykes Wind Farm, near Lockerbie, is made up of 10 turbines and has cost £50m, with the ability to power up to 45,000 homes. The local community will have stake of up Read more
October 6 (Renewables Now) – One of the turbines at Tararua wind farm 3 of New Zealand renewable power generator Mercury NZ Ltd (NZE:MCY) has caught fire. Mercury said it has been notified of the incident on Wednesday afternoon by the wind farm operator, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Read more
The secretary of Brora Community Council has claimed that power company RES have used Covid as an excuse not to consult with the public over the planned Kintradwell Windfarm. Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera told fellow community councillors at their meeting last week: “There are many ways they (RES) could have done a Read more
Scottish Reporters Karen Heywood and Andrew Sikes have overturned Scottish Borders Council’s refusal for a further 11 wind turbines at Crystal Rig windfarm, a decision which has now been rubber-stamped by Scottish ministers. The move will see four turbines up to 149.9m high to tip, three turbines 174.5m high to Read more
The announcement will represent his commitment to reduce the country’s dependence on gas and other fossil fuels. The commitment will be achieved through investing in offshore wind generation and nuclear capacity. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1500465/boris-johnson-clean-energy-electricity-party-conference-latest-news-ont?fbclid=IwAR2_A8-hlABEm-CTh9jWJFqsdeNHfYYwj8kBA8veBmqUmUS2d2Mws0cakA8
Standing in the queue for coal, long redundant words suddenly ignite again; peat, premium trebles, smokeless ovals and anthracite. Pondering the fuel of my youth I recall the herculean men, like my Uncle Eck, who could lift a steel bucket full of ash then march off in search of a Read more
When Windy Standard was built in Dumfries and Galloway in the mid-1990s, it was Scotland’s second largest wind farm. Now it is coming to the end of its functional life and the old turbines are set to be replaced by more powerful machines. But what happens to the original turbines? Read more
I AM intrigued by the new VisitScotland campaign for visitors to embrace “slow travel”. They want tourists to go to one place instead of whistle-stop tours round Scotland. Unspoilt islands feature high on their list. Could it be that they have finally realised wind farms affect tourism? A Government study Read more