The latest planning policies from the Scottish Government, the National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), include measures to reduce the impact of “fracking” on communities and banning wind farms from Scotland’s national parks.
read more... 24/06/2014
The British government gave the green light for the construction of the 1,200 megawatt (MW) East Anglia One offshore wind farm project, which is expected to be greater than the London Array, currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
read more... 18/06/2014
UK offshore wind industry is on track to double its capacity to 10 GW by 2020, according a report released by the Crown Estate at Global Offshore Wind 2014 conference. This capacity will able to cover about 10% of the country’s energy demand.
read more... 17/06/2014
A report released by environmental activist group Greenpeace unveils that the electricity generated by onshore wind and solar installations could be more financially competitive by 2020 than the power from upgraded nuclear facilities in France.
read more... 16/06/2014
Increasing solar and wind power capacity will aid France handle with a heat wave this summer without bringing in power from its neighbours, despite seasonal repairs on its nuclear power flotilla, as stated by the French power grid on Friday.
read more... 09/06/2014