22 Aug 2017

RSPB Scotland applies for permission to appeal against recent decision on offshore wind farm judicial review RSPB ‘RSPB Scotland has applied directly to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against the recent decision by the Inner House of the Court of Session on its Firth of Forth offshore wind farm judicial review. The Inner […]

12 Jul 2017

Welsh joins the trend to commit to 100% renewable energy (continue) 100 multinationals commit to 100 per cent renewable power   BusinessGreen RE100 initiative celebrates milestone with confirmation that Blue Chip firms are on track to create demand for renewable power equivalent to the total electricity demand of Poland. The RE100 initiative has confirmed that over […]

31 May 2017

Just as Germany break records for its renewables output and UK breaks its solar output record the UK Government show their true colours on climate change trying to weaken European climate change proposals.  Leaked documents show UK Government lobbying to weaken EU climate targets despite Brexit Energydesk, Greenpeace   ‘On the very day Theresa May triggered […]

22 May 2017

Kevin McKenna Guardian    In the waters of the North Sea a few miles off Scotland’s east coast, a nine-year battle has been raging that threatens a fragile and unique environmental equilibrium. The struggle has made mortal enemies of two huge lobbies that share a passionate commitment to the environment.   On one side are the developers […]

22 May 2017

Two articles reflecting the growing ambition of the wind sector and the increasing development of offshore wind technologies which are bringing costs down. 1.  North Sea artificial island for Offshore Wind hub The harnessing of energy has never been without projects of monolithic scale. From the Hoover Dam to the Three Gorges—the world’s largest power […]

02 May 2017

The Scotsman ‘A dry dock last used in 1994 will reopen after an agreement was signed today to use the site for the construction of the world’s largest floating wind farm. Kishorn dry dock, in the north-west of the Highlands, was last used during the construction of the Skye Bridge. It is one of the […]

10 Apr 2017

Tidal power: MeyGen Phase 1A approaches 400MWh of generation Global tidal power company Atlantis has confirmed that the MeyGen array continues to deliver clean, sustainable and predictable electricity to the National Grid. Meygen entered operation in November 2016 and was awarded full Ofgem accreditation as a 5 ROC project in February 2017, In the first three […]

03 Apr 2017

The world’s first offshore wind farm is retiring​ ‘DONG Energy has decided to retire “Vindeby”, the world’s first offshore wind farm, which 25 years ago marked the birth of the offshore wind industry. Today, offshore wind is a recognised and proven renewable energy technology, and the offshore wind turbines harvest the energy from the wind, […]