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New technology to exploit low-level wind energy is due to be deployed in Glasgow with £10,000 of backing from the Energy Technology Partnership. Wind panels developed by green solutions provider Katrick Technologies will be deployed at Glasgow Airport and across the campus of the University of Strathclyde upon completion of Read more
To meet its energy requirements, the UK needs the Cambo production much more than Scotland. The hardware will be built abroad with the bulk of profits and taxes flowing to London or offshore despite the UK government’s oil and gas tax regime being the most generous on earth. In 2020 Read more
Neilston turbine lights in the mist.
Douglas West Wind Farm Extension – Consented South Lanarkshire Douglas is approximately 2.68km south-east of the nearest turbine and Coalburn lies approximately1.56km to the north. Erection of 13 wind turbines (up to 200m maximum blade tip height) with a total generating capacity of 78MW, associated infrastructure, plus around 20MW of Read more
Iberdrola and Acciona have made the most progress towards adopting human rights policies and practices out of a review of 15 global renewable energy developers. The Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark 2021 second edition shows that just over one year after its inaugural evaluation, there has been “some modest Read more
The foundations of 50 new wind turbines in East Ayrshire have been poured – eight months ahead of schedule. The concrete pour on the final and 50th turbine foundation was completed at South Kyle wind farm, developer Vattenfall’s 240MW project in south-west Scotland, last week. Foundation Solutions HV, a specialist Read more
The family of a security guard who froze to death at a construction site when he was snowed in have said they now have justice after two companies were fined almost £900,000 for health and safety failings. Ronnie Alexander was on duty at Afton wind farm, near New Cumnock in Read more
Plans to extend a wind farm in southern Scotland have been given the green light following a public inquiry. ScottishPower Renewables wants to add 13 turbines to its Arecleoch development near Barrhill in South Ayrshire. A council objection to the project prompted an inquiry into the scheme which straddles South Read more