Posts Tagged ‘Wind’

Competition to name new marine renewable project

{ Posted on Feb 05 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Competitions, Hydro
As it’s Friday and we are all in need of a little light-hearted fun, we decided to throw some additional light on Scotrenewables, and publicise the details of their rather creative competition. Scotrenewables, based in Orkney, is currently developing a new ...Read More »

Planning Permission due to be removed for domestic wind turbines | UPDATE

{ Posted on Feb 01 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : PLanning Permission, Wind
Proposals which are due to be submitted next Friday will enable Scottish homeowners to put wind turbines on their roofs without requiring planning permission.  Turbines a maximum of 3m high and 3.5m in diameter would be permitted, however there also ...Read More »

BT counts on the breeze in “Wind for Change”

{ Posted on Jan 28 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Wind, investment
BT has given the green light to its “Wind for Change” project, aimed at producing twenty five per cent of its energy requirements from renewable installations by 2016.  The project is currently exploring suitable on-shore wind sites in Orkney and ...Read More »

Argyll set for wind turbine boom

{ Posted on Jan 25 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Argyll, Skykon, Wind, investment
Welcon Towers (part of the Skykon group); an Argyll-based onshore wind turbine manufacturer has released a statement outlining its plans to start production of offshore wind turbines towers in an old Vestas factory in Machrihanish, creating around 300 jobs. The company ...Read More »

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 »

AG Barr to install £2.5m wind turbine

{ Posted on Jan 18 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Renewable Energy, Wind, investment
The makers of Scotland’s favourite fizzy drink, Irn-Bru, are due to construct a 400ft wind turbine at their Cumbernauld factory after having planning permission approved.  In a rare turn of events, AG Barr are pioneering the use of renewable energy ...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 »

Moray Firth and Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Schemes Approved

{ Posted on Jan 08 2010 by MaxC }
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Categories : Offshore, Renewable Energy, Wind
We welcome the news that the Crown Estate – The owner of the UK’s coastal seabeds – has granted offshore wind rights for energy companies in the Moray Firth and the Firth of Forth.  This is a major renewable energy ...Read More »

Renewable Energy Generation in Scotland

{ Posted on Dec 23 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Cleantech Scotland, Government Press Releases, Renewable Energy, Scottish Government
As the festive period of overindulgence approaches we were delighted to read a press release from the Scottish Government that shows Scotland continues to generate more renewable energy than ever before.  The statistics published today show that in 2008, renewables ...Read More »

SubOcean Secures £42m Investment

{ Posted on Dec 22 2009 by MaxC }
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Categories : Clean Technology, Cleantech Scotland, Renewable Energy, Wind, investment
SubOcean, a Scottish company based in Aberdeen, has won £42m of funding for overseas expansion.  Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) – Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity division – will fund £17m; with HSBC funding the remaining £25m. SubOcean employs 90 people and ...Read More »
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