In response to the changing renewable energy market in the UK and the move towards significantly reduced and zero subsidies for onshore wind projects, a wind consultancy has developed a package of measures to extend the typical 20 year life Read more…
for judicial review of a decision of the Scottish Ministers, Energy and Climate Change Directorate http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=4f8106a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
Farmers and landowners who may have witnessed a fall in income due to the recent spate of bad weather, can add several thousands of pounds a year to their incomes. They need do nothing more than offer a field or Read more…
The Telegraph reports that some high-interest bonds based on renewables subsidies are failing as subsidies are reduced: ‘Investors who bought a bond promising annual returns of 7.5pc from renewable energy company Wind Prospect Group face a three year wait to Read more…
Developers have outlined to the Scottish government plans for the construction of a 151 MW wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway. http://www.modernpowersystems.com/news/newsnew-wind-farm-proposed-for-scotland-4820719
Scottish Power Renewables has confirmed its final investment decision to proceed with a £2.5 billion investment in the East Anglia-1 project which, it claims, will be the ‘best value offshore windfarm in the world’ when completed. More than 100 wind Read more…
MARK WILLIAMSON THE head of Scottish Power has underlined the company’s enthusiasm for the renewable energy business in the UK where it intends to invest €8.4 billion (£6.3bn) over the next five years. Chief corporate officer Keith Anderson said Read more…
FELLOW subsidy-paying consumers may be interested to note that the electrical output of the UK measured windfleet has been in near total collapse for four of the last eight days.UK demand around 0900 today (February 24) was just over 43GW Read more…