The Scottish Government refused consent earlier this week for two separate wind farms intended for the county of Sutherland. Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, made the announcement earlier this week, explaining that consent for a 22 turbine wind farm located at Sallachy and Dullachy estate in central Sutherland, as well … [continued]
Scotland has reached and surpassed its target of generating 500 MW of locally and community owned renewable energy five years early. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, who revealed that Scotland has already installed an estimated 508 MW of community and locally owned renewable … [continued]
Scotland approved the construction of a new 64.6 MW wind farm in the country’s south, while at the same time refusing the construction of another. Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, announced on Monday that consent had been given to PNE WIND UK Limited to construct a wind farm of 19 turbines … [continued]
New figures have shown that Scotland continues to generate record levels of wind-driven electricity, again breaking its quarterly record in the first quarter of 2015. The Scottish Government released new energy generation figures on Thursday, showcasing the country’s continually impressive wind electricity generation figures. According to the new data, Scotland generated … [continued]
New polling numbers from Britain’s YouGov has found that 71% of Scottish adults are in favor of the continued development of wind power as part of the country’s energy mix, a number that has increased from 64% two years prior. Founded in the UK, YouGov has often been used by … [continued]
The Scottish Government has announced its intention to establish Wave Energy Scotland, a new wave energy technology development body intended to accelerate development of the renewable technology. Over £14 million pounds ($22 million) has been awarded to the initiative, to be handed out over the next 13 months as the … [continued]
A week and a half after Scotland voted not to split away from the United Kingdom and the Government is already back on track, approving the Middle Muir wind farm for construction. The Middle Muir wind farm is a small one by comparison — only 15 wind turbines generating a … [continued]
Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, announced on Wednesday the formal consent for two adjacent offshore wind farm applications to be located in the outer Moray Firth, which will combine to be the world’s third largest offshore wind farm with up to 326 wind turbines. “Scotland has the potential to lead … [continued]
A new Scottish Government report has made it clear that the country can make its targets of meeting the country’s electricity needs by 2020 from renewables and thermal generation progressively fitted with carbon capture and storage. The Scottish Government aims to develop an electricity generation mix built around four … [continued]
