Scotland’s wind power output got “off to a flying start” in January, supplying 1,125,544 MWh of electricity to the National Grid. Scotland is one of the world’s leading countries for renewable energy development, regularly and repeatedly making headlines with phenomenal generation figures. 2014 and 2015 were both big years for Scotland, … [continued]
Scotland’s wind energy industry continues to astound observers, with the most recent figures from June showing that wind generated more than double the outputs, compared to a year earlier. According to data provided and analysed by WeatherEnergy, and reported by Energy Voice, Scottish wind electricity output more than doubled in June, … [continued]
Citing new record wind figures from May across Scotland, WWF-Scotland has called upon the UK Government to rethink its plans to roll back its support of onshore wind power. The call comes only a couple of weeks after the UK made it clear that it intended to use the Queen’s Speech … [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]
Here’s some top clean energy, dirty energy, and climate change news from the past couple weeks (beyond what we’ve already reported on): Clean Transport EVs Tesla Lawsuit Over Massachusetts Dealerships Dismissed A Second Time New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Van Offers 71 mpg US Mitsubishi Sets Outlander PHEV Debut for … [continued]
Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power announced late July the submission of plans for a 450MW offshore wind project in Scottish territorial waters. The wind power project is named Neart na Gaoithe (“NnG”). The application is now open to consultation until Monday, September 10, and is a big step … [continued]
Other than our 15 or so wind energy stories from the past week, here’s some more top wind energy news from around: Wind Power Projects EDF Energies Nouvelles and Mitsui of Japan have announced a 150-MW wind power project in northern Morocco. Morocco intends to have 2 GW of … [continued]
Scotland finalized consent for a 370-MW(!) wind farm on Shetland, the government announced today. The wind farm is projected to power up to 175,000 homes and generate £30 million a year for the island community, and will be Scotland’s third-largest wind farm. “The wind farm will allow the construction of an interconnector allowing … [continued]
Other than our 60+ stories from the past week, here are a few more noteworthy ones worth a look or two: Solar Energy http://youtu.be/zlCmFIMm8bM 1. MidAmerican Renewables, LLC Completes Acquisition of 550-MegawattAC Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar (solar farm in video above) MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, … [continued]
Scotland-based utility SSE revealed today that it now has over one gigawatt (GW) — 1,000 megawatts (MW) — of onshore wind power capacity installed and in operation. Pretty astounding, given the size of the country, but it fits Scotland’s tremendous renewable energy ambitions, which include getting 100% of its … [continued]
