Permission has been granted for an 85-metre wind turbine at Fife Council’s Lower Melville Wood landfill site, near Ladybank. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fears-fife-landfill-site-turbine-will-make-life-there-scarcely-tolerable-1.191392
An average UK house costing £250,000 within 12 miles of a wind farm can lose £27,000 of its value, report says By Matthew Payton Wind turbines are slashing the value of homes built nearby, according to a new study into Read more
EON SE submitted a planning application for a proposed 57-megawatt wind farm in southwest Scotland. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-27/eon-seeks-scottish-planning-permit-for-57-mw-wind-farm.html
Oil and gas service firms have a chance to learn about diversification opportunities in the offshore wind sector at a conference in Aberdeen this week. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/aberdeen-set-offshore-wind-supply-chain-converence/
From the £15million Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund to support pioneering substructures, to the installation of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine at Methil, our offshore wind sector has many successes to celebrate from the last year. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/scotland-can-lead-way-renewables-drive/
Rising energy bills, poor sales practices and problems with fuel poverty have contributed to a significant increase in energy-related enquiries, a consumer advice organisation has said. In 2012/13, consumers attended their local Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) seeking help with 9,869 Read more
As renewable energy generation grows in popularity, how are wind farms affecting local house prices? Renewable energy technology has potential global environmental benefits in terms of reduced CO2 emissions and slower depletion of natural energy resources. But like most power Read more
A PROTECTED area of countryside near Cumnock would be IMPROVED if an eight turbine wind farm was built on the land. That’s according to a report by ecology experts drafted in by High Cumnock developers Banks Renewables. The wind energy Read more