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Major wind pipeline deal struck between Edinburgh renewables company and Copenhagen-based developer will see partners collaborate for five years Danish energy company European Energy and UK renewables firm Locogen have inked a deal to build a major pipeline of onshore wind farms in Scotland over the next five years. Announcing Read more
A PROPOSED new wind farm meets the needs of North Ayrshire Council’s declared climate emergency say the firm behind the development. Rigghill Wind Farm Ltd have applied for a permission to proceed with a controversial development of ten 150 metre high turbines between Largs and Skelmorlie. They believe the council’s Read more
This is the startling moment an entire landscape moves from one side of a hill to another during a peat slippage in Northern Ireland. The unsettling incident was witnessed by a surprised passerby and caught on camera, as a number of mature trees rapidly glided down a slope at Meenbog Wind Read more
THE story of energy, and our relationship with it, is a long journey that reaches way back to darker, colder days. If, however, it once took longer to reach those lightbulb moments and illuminate the way forward, recent history has seen sudden and sustained flashes of brilliance. These gamechangers in Read more
The impact of lockdown measures on electricity demand will be in the spotlight when Scottish energy giant SSE updates investors this week. The construction of the Viking wind farm on Shetland is part of SSE’s major investment programme to help the UK’s green recovery from coronavirus. The Perth-headquartered group has Read more
Offshore windfarms risk harming delicate landscapes and vulnerable wildlife habitats if the government fails to coordinate the planning system in its push for a big expansion of clean energy, green campaigners have warned. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has promised that every home will be powered by offshore wind by Read more
An island charity has launched a last ditch fundraising drive to stay afloat after previously announcing it was to shut. But Western Isles Foyer in Stornoway is now involved in a race against time to bring in £50,000 by December 2 to allow it to continue. It was feared the Read more
An EU source warned Britain could lose “top-up in access to our electricity markets” unless it compromises with Brussels in ongoing trade talks over fishing and state aid rules. European officials close to the talks have warned Britain could lose energy supplies unless a deal is done, with the UK Read more