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GREENPOWER and one of the largest pension managers in the UK have announced a joint venture to co-develop the Barachander onshore wind project in North Argyll. The latest investment initiative extends the existing partnership under which Railpen and GreenPower are co-owners of the 46MW operational Carraig Gheal wind farm. Situated Read more
Within weeks, work is expected to begin on a 121-mile (195-kilometre) clean energy “superhighway” designed to channel green electricity from Scotland’s rich renewable resources to the north of England. https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/11/labour-go-ahead-for-march-of-the-pylons-promises-to-spark-conflict?fbclid=IwY2xjawElWtlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcMNSMR353i4jeJE0pyTa09DOhy0Zs-hPgjVC86v3I0SApNCCJTtTHIRsw_aem_KyJxYLu7epJPjlFiPpL1sQ
Ed Miliband’s mission to achieve a net zero electricity system by 2030 isn’t lacking in ambition. But even if he can muster the will and investment needed, the Energy Secretary’s plan currently faces a more prosaic barrier – the country’s creaking power grid. Despite huge wind farms coming online in Read more
GIANT wind turbines taller than London’s Gherkin building are to be built across Britain’s countryside after Ed Miliband rejected calls to impose a height limit. The Energy Secretary’s decision means turbines as high as 850ft can be built on hills and fields – far taller than the City skyscraper, which Read more
Marine mammals are dying – while North Sea wind farms continue to expand… 2,713 marine mammals washed up on Dutch beaches in just one year 18,000 Harbour porpoises stranded in the Netherlands since 2000 1693% increase in porpoise deaths “why worry about ‘disturbance and mortality’? — It’s only an entire Read more
Thanks to Stephen Lucking for compiling this data. S36 – APPLICATIONS 240808(1) S36 – SCOPING SCHEMES 240808(2)
Plans have been granted approval for what could be the UK’s largest wind turbines near New Cumnock. The site will also look to generate upwards of £7million in community funds throughout its lifespan. OnPath, formerly known as Banks Renewables, asked the Scottish Government for permission to build up to 10 Read more
Dreadful news today. The Lethans WF extension in East Ayrshire has just been given consent by Scottish Ministers. Yet another wind farm in an already saturated landscape around New Cumnock. How many more can they sqeeze in? These will be the tallest consented in the UK and will open the Read more