SSE Renewables charting new courses with Viking wind farm
“We need more Viking type projects, it's just difficult to find the space”, said Derek Hastings, SSE Renewables' head of onshore projects.
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Scottish wind tower business goes into administration
Wind turbine tower supplier CS Wind has gone into administration.
‘Concrete landmark’ reached for Viking onshore wind farm
SSE Renewables' Viking Energy Wind Farm has passed a new milestone with the pouring of concrete on the first wind turbine base.
Cornwall Insight – 8GW of onshore wind and solar already eligible to bid in upcoming CfD round
A potential 8 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind and solar is eligible to bid in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) round.
Industry body urges Holyrood to roll out planning system fit for net zero future
The Scottish Government has been urged to implement a planning system which is in step with its net zero ambitions.
Shetland substation in talks to supply green energy to North Sea oilfields
North Sea oil and gas fields could one day receive green power from a huge substation, currently under construction in Shetland.
SSE Renewables boss expecting Viking wind farm to deliver near offshore levels of generation
A leading figure behind a major Scottish onshore wind farm says he expects the development to deliver “exceptional” levels of productivity.
Renewables planning applications up year on year, according to px Group
Renewables planning applications have continued to rise despite disruptions caused by Covid-19, according to research.
Ørsted completes largest onshore wind project to date on land held by Arsenal owner
Danish renewables giant Ørsted has completed its largest onshore wind farm to date on a ranch owned by Arsenal's largest shareholder.
SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa to produce green hydrogen in Scotland and Ireland
Green energy giants SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have announced plans to bring green hydrogen to the UK and Ireland.
‘People are suffering needlessly’ – north-east residents join calls for onshore wind planning overhaul
An Aberdeenshire woman has spoken of the “considerable discomfort” she and her family endured due to the sound generated by nearby onshore wind turbines.
Majority of new renewables undercut cheapest fossil fuel on cost, report shows
Renewables continues to trump fossil fuels on costs, with the majority of new developments now producing cheaper energy.
WindEurope calls for continent-wide landfill ban on turbine blades
A leading renewables trade body has called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blade by the middle of the decade.
Siemens Energy swarmed by nations after wind turbine plants
Siemens Energy AG is being overwhelmed with requests to build turbines in countries tapping wind resources and concerned about global supply chains or insistent on broadening the local economic benefits of renewable power.
Huge Highland wind farm could be turned into tourist attraction, says councillor
A major wind farm could be utilised as a tourist attraction in the far north, a Highland councillor has said.
New coalition, headed up by Vestas, to commercialise solution for full recyclability of wind turbine blades
A coalition of industry and academic leaders have developed a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbine blades.
Calls to stop installation of more wind turbines at Loch Ness
Calls have been made to curb wind farm construction around Loch Ness as more than 700 turbines may soon surround the popular tourist attraction.
‘Don’t accept the tainted coin’: Sutherland woman’s plea to neighbours as lochside wind farm looms
A Sutherland resident is urging her neighbours not to accept “the tainted silver coin” when it comes to a proposed windfarm on Loch Shin.
RWE ‘forging ahead’ with expansion despite ‘extreme weather’ impacting profits
RWE has pledged to forge ahead with its “transformation” and is planning to invest “billions of euros” in the expansion of its renewables portfolio.
RenewableUK calls for clean energy tech targets and creation of Just Transition Strategy
A leading trade body is calling on governments across the UK to commit to specific renewables deployment targets ahead of a landmark climate conference later this year.
Major Scottish landowner to market £250m energy park on site of former coalmine
One of Scotland’s biggest landowners is planning to build a renewable energy park on the site of a former opencast coalmine.
Inquiry warned of ‘wall of turbines’
The north coast of Sutherland is in danger of hosting an unprecedented “wall of turbines” if proposed wind farms are added to existing and approved ventures, a public local inquiry heard.
Report – lack of action on fire risk could cost wind industry millions
A lack of action to mitigate the risk of turbine fires could cost the wind industry millions of pounds, according to a new report.
SSE’s first subsidy-free onshore wind farm generates first power in Highlands
Renewable energy developer SSE Renewables is celebrating first power from one of its new onshore wind farms.
BlackRock raises £3.5bn to invest in renewable power
BlackRock has raised $4.8 billion (£3.5bn) for a new fund to invest in renewable power assets around the world - almost double its initial target.