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After years of success in creating pioneering green energy projects across Europe, renewables giant ERG is now committed to helping the Scottish Government achieve its ambitious goals on carbon emissions, says Anthony Harrington https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19098331.erg-aim-put-net-zero-firmly-horizon-scotland/
Sour grapes time! RenewableUK has called on the UK government to respond to the quashing of consent for a major offshore wind farm in a way that supports “meaningful action” against climate change. Deputy chief executive Melanie Onn said projects such as the 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard must “go ahead as Read more
The UK High Court has overturned the development consent for Vattenfall’s 1800MW Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project off East Anglia following a legal challenge. The case was brought by local resident Ray Pearce who argued the Secretary of State unlawfully excluded from consideration the cumulative visual effects of the Norfolk Read more
It is no surprise that Banks Renewables has chosen the New Cumnock area of East Ayrshire to site the tallest wind turbines in the world. They will expect any bid for planning permission to be successful in an area which still suffers the scars from open cast mining and has Read more
THE Renewables Infrastructure Group has said it is in the market for more windfarm acquisitions in Scotland as it underlined the value of the subsidies that are available to sector players. “Cash receipts were affected by lower power prices, caused by the Covid-19-related restrictions reducing energy demand,” said TRIG its Read more
Public consultations for wind power projects often hear the same question: how will this affect wildlife? The issue has followed wind generation since it first became widespread and has never truly gone away. Still now, bird protection causes significant delays to wind projects. As an example, the 2.4GW Hornsea Three Read more
MALUNG, Sweden — Sweden faces a looming green electricity shortage, but its plan to scale up wind power has hit a problem: resistance from Swedes who don’t want giant turbines as neighbors. Sweden, like a number of other northern European countries, sees wind power as a relatively cheap and quick Read more
ECU Reference: ECU00002218 For the development of a wind farm comprising 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure, at a site located 1.5 km northeast of the village of Forth,at Heathland Forest, within the administrative boundaries of South Lanarkshire and West Lothian Council Height 180m http://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00002218&fbclid=IwAR31E9SpdX47CHD39IGEXTG1MDgYIjBl9dGwF3PHn7u_zh39XZdnKMSHOD4