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A Scottish company which has developed a patented technology to repair wind turbine blades damaged by erosion and provide future protection has revealed plans to raise £2 million from investors. Dundee-based Edge Solutions, founded in 2016 by Brian Forbes, developed its Armour Edge, custom-fitted modular shield to tackle erosion of Read more
A wind farm in the Scottish Borders is seeking approval to operate for another 10 years. The 11-turbine Glenkerie scheme near Tweedsmuir currently has permission to run until 2037. It is now hoping to add another decade to that which developers argue would help to meet Scottish government green energy Read more
The Proposed Development is located on the western side of the Kintyre Peninsula, in line with the Isle of Gigha, approximately 1.2km north-east of Tayinloan, within the Argyll and Bute Council administrative area Wind farm comprising up to 19 wind turbines, each up to 220m to turbine blade tip, with Read more
Our tenth conference on wind turbine noise is now over. It was a great success with presentations covering the usual range of topics related to wind farm noise. We had a very successful three days with 125 delegates on site and 30 delegates on line. There is a summary Read more
A green levy of £170 is to be reimposed next monthon household energy bills to support the development of renewables. The charge was suspended last autumn for two years and the cost shifted on to general taxes. The levy was considered regressive because its cost would fall disproportionately on the Read more
Nuclear answer The Swedish authorities, having just announced their abandonment of targets in switching to “renewable” sources of electric power, have instead adopted a policy of progressive reductions in the use of fossil fuels. Longer term, they plan to depend mainly on nuclear-powered electricity generation, as do many other Read more
A string of offshore wind projects meant to power Britain are in jeopardy after the global race to net zero sent costs soaring, casting doubt over the industry’s future as a cheap source of energy. A surge in supply chain costs has pushed up the price of wind turbines, while Read more
Operators of commercial wind farms are increasingly looking to extend the lifespans of their schemes. Scotland Against Spin (SAS) is flagging up the mounting number of turbine ventures which have secured consent for significant extensions. Among the latest is the company behind the two clusters at Wethegar, near Watten. Gresham Read more