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A central Sutherland wind farm protest group is gearing up for a fresh fight following the submission of revamped plans for a 20-turbine development on protected wild land in the area. SSE Generation Ltd has lodged a planning application with the Scottish Energy Consents Unit for Achany Wind Farm Extension Read more
A leading figure behind a major Scottish onshore wind farm says he expects the development to deliver “exceptional” levels of productivity. Derek Hastings, SSE Renewables’ head of onshore projects, says Viking, currently under construction on Shetland, differs “quite significantly” from what’s already on the market, given the “strength and consistency” Read more
As Cop26 draws closer and closer, Scotland has the opportunity to show its strengths in renewable energy technologies and climate change initiatives. Though closer to the Faroe Islands than to Edinburgh, the Shetland Islands and the Orion (opportunity, renewables, integration, offshore networks) Clean Energy Project could have an important role Read more
By Ian McConnell Business Editor CONSTRUCTION of a wind farm extension in Scotland featuring what are described as the “UK’s tallest onshore wind turbines”, at 200 metres high, is under way. Hamilton-based family business Banks Renewables has announced today that construction work has begun on a 15-turbine extension to the Read more
Former first minister Alex Salmond’s new political party claims Britain’s nuclear weapons could be removed from their Scottish base on “day one” of independence. The proposal – which would see it replaced with a massive wind farm – is in the first conference agenda for his Alba Party, formed shortly Read more
SAFETYON, THE health and safety body for the onshore wind industry, based at the Energy Institute, has published its inaugural Annual Incident Data Report based on data collated and analysed over 2020. Benchmarking the health and safety performance of the UK onshore wind industry for the first time, the report Read more
The government is launching a review into how energy retailers market green tariffs to consumers. Nine million British households are now on energy products that are advertised as being “100% renewable” or “green”. However, some energy companies accuse others of “greenwashing” – using marketing spin to make “dirty” fossil fuel Read more