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The UK saw £1.25 billion invested in wind power last year, as the industry supported more than 30,000 jobs, a report suggests. Industry body RenewableUK’s annual report found Scotland was leading on onshore wind, with 60% of projects now installed in Scotland, generating a higher turnover, some £211 million, than Read more

Scotland is taking the lead in Britain as it forges ahead with deploying onshore wind, according to new findings by Renewable UK. https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/89699/scotland-leads-the-way-in-onshore-wind-while-england-surges-ahead-in-offshore/

A target which aims to get renewable energy into community or local ownership has been met five years early. http://news.scotland.gov.uk/content/default.aspx?NewsAreaId=2

Angus villagers are fearing a “white knuckle ride” planned by windfarm scientists to check their roads can handle 30-metre delivery vehicles. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/angus-the-mearns/angus-village-fretting-over-turbine-deliveries-danger-as-test-run-due-1.903569

The return of blackout Britain has been predicted as key power stations including Longannet in Fife face the axe. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/three-day-week-warning-after-power-station-closures-spark-energy-concerns-1.903523

It is only ‘a matter of time’ before floating offshore wind farms become an important source of clean power in several countries around the world, including Scotland, the US and Japan, according to one industry expert. http://www.edie.net/news/6/-Matter-of-time-before-floating-wind-is-viable-power-source-offshore-wind/

A Conservative MSP has accused the SNP of “only listening to one side of the debate” on windfarms.” https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/712562/opposition-claims-snp-are-ignoring-communities-on-windfarms/