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A North Sea energy island surrounded by wind farms powering British homes and beyond could be a reality before 2030. National Grid is in talks with two parties about building an island that would use wind farms to supply electricity to millions of homes in northwest Europe. The idea envisages Read more
Energy Holy Grail I have to take issue with Tim Flinn’s perspective on energy issues (Letters, 6 October). He criticises Clark Cross for pointing out the simple but uncomfortable reality that the electricity generated by renewables (primarily wind) singularly fails to deliver a regular reliable service to industrial and domestic Read more
Scotland will need to accelerate approval of onshore wind developments if the government is to meet its renewables targets, it has been claimed. A renewables specialist says developers may need to collaborate if the government is to achieve its targets of installing 8GW of onshore wind by 2030, set out Read more
Wind turbine developers are once again planning to scale up construction in Scotland. That has worried many people in rural communities, according to anti-windfarm campaign group Scotland Against Spin (SAS). The organisation says its membership has grown by around 50% as people become increasingly concerned about the spread of wind Read more
WE NEED CATS, WE DON’T NEED TURBINES THANK you to George Herraghty (Letters, October 1) for pointing out the devastating effects that wind turbines have on our bird population both on and offshore. I would like to know how all the environmental bodies who are meant to be protecting our Read more
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