Vattenfall announced on Thursday 9 January that it has submitted a project proposal for Clashindarroch II wind farm, Aberdeenshire. The 77MW scheme would consist of 14 new turbines, each with around a 6MW capacity. The turbines are expected to generate enough electricity to meet the equivalent demand of more than…
Wind farm developer Viking Energy has won a court ruling to build a 457MW project in Shetland. The plan was contested in 2012 but has now been accepted by the Scottish Land Court. The wind farm of 103 turbines is to be located on land held under private and public…
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has acquired the under-construction 30MW Solwaybank onshore windfarm in south-west Scotland. Announced on Monday 18 June, the project is supported by a Contract for Difference (CfD) and is expected to come online in Q1 2020. Total investment in the windfarm is expected to be £82mn,…
Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Lord Deben has said that household energy bills will suffer if the UK continues to deter new onshore windfarms. In an article published by The Guardian on Sunday 10 June, Deben said he hoped the government would rethink its opposition to subsidies…
Renewable energy consultancy BVG Associates (BVGA) released a report on Monday 11 June claiming that awarding contracts for 5GW of new onshore wind from 2019-25 could benefit consumers by £1.6bn. The BVGA analysis modelled five new Contract for Difference (CfD) auctions starting in 2019 and then held at 18-month intervals…
BEIS intends to legislate to differentiate remote island wind (RIW) from other onshore wind to enable such projects to compete for a CfD in future “less established” Pot 2 auctions. The department issued part of its response to its December 2017 consultation on Wednesday 6 June. RIW projects must be…
A policy essay by Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke has proposed allowing fresh deployment of onshore wind, where there is community support. The essay was part of a series published by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) on Tuesday 15 May, intended to outline “practical policy suggestions…
It was announced on Tuesday 8 May that Greencoat UK Wind and GLIL Infrastructure LLP have announced their intention to exercise their option to buy a further 14.9% of Clyde Windfarm from SSE. The deal equates to 77.8MW, for a cash consideration of £202mn before costs. The two firms had…
The Scottish government has granted planning consent for SSE’s proposed Strathy South Wind Farm in the Highlands. Announced on Friday 27 April, the 133MW capacity project will consist of 39 turbines on former commercial forestry land. The decision was taken following a public consultation in 2015, which concluded with a…