Posts Tagged ‘National Grid’

Ofgem approves new investment in connecting Renewables to Power Grid

{ Posted on Jan 19 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Ofgem, Smart Grid, Transmission
Ofgem have announced that they will allow electricity transmission companies to spend an additional £319m on upgrades to connect renewable energy sources.  The electricity companies are expected to spend around £5bn in transmission projects over the next ten years.  Most ...Read More »

Baillie and Rothes wind farms approved

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Government Press Releases, Wind
The Scottish Government has approved two new wind farm projects capable of generating about 150MW – enough for around 45,000 homes – in Rothes and Baillie. The existing Rothes wind farm has had its planned expansion approved, more than doubling ...Read More »

Beauly-Denny and the SNP’s Volte-Face

{ Posted on Jan 11 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Beauly-Denny Power Line, Scotland
Opponents of the highly controversial Beauly-Denny power line have discovered an important footnote in Holyrood’s planning blueprint clearly allowing subsea cables as opposed to the 600 gargantuan pylons which were approved last week. There have long been calls for the scheme ...Read More »

Salmond: Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources

{ Posted on Dec 30 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy, Scotland, Scottish Independence
We report the news today that Alex Salmond, First Minister, has said in his New Year message that Scotland needs the power to manage its own natural resources so that it can become the global leader in renewables. Salmond has predicted ...Read More »

Ofgem to fund £1bn of green electricity projects

{ Posted on Nov 05 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech, Ofgem, Renewable Energy, Transmission
The energy regulator Ofgem has proposed funding arrangements of up to £1 billion over the next two years for green electricity transmission grid projects, with seventy percent said to go to Scotland. Transmission companies have put forward proposals for over 20 ...Read More »

Beauly-Denny Power Line – Inevitable?

{ Posted on Oct 26 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Scotland
In the next two to three weeks, the Scottish Government will make its official decision on the Beauly transmission line; however over the weekend we observed public outcry over the leaked decision that the upgrade will be going ahead. Saving the ...Read More »