wind turbines

Appeal: Wind farm allowed at Loch Ness despite concerns over 19km access track

30.08.2019

A reporter has approved plans for 14 new wind turbines with a 19-kilometre access track next to Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands – rejecting claims that the scheme would ‘encircle’ the loch.

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Policy needed to ‘repower’ onshore wind farms

29.04.2019

Laura Edgar

More than 8 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind could be retired over the next two decades, so RenewableUK has warned that new policies are needed to support replacing or repowering older onshore wind farms.

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Air Corps proposals threaten Irish wind farm development

01.02.2019

Roger Milne

Infrastructure - Energy | Ireland | wind energy | wind turbines

Ireland’s green power companies have confirmed to The Planner that they want an urgent meeting with the defence minister over draft proposals from the Air Corps which, the sector claims, risk making nearly 30 per cent of the country a ‘no-go’ area for wind turbines.

Legal briefs: Key ruling on West Berkshire development agreement; Sefton Council loses road challenge

23.11.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 17 November-23 November, 2018

Wales round-up: Green light for 460-home scheme near Pontypridd; Mountain Ash housing scheme

17.11.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 11 November-17 November, 2017

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Three offshore wind farms awarded contracts by government

11.09.2017

Laura Edgar

The government has announced that three offshore wind farm projects, including the Hornsea Project 2 scheme, have been successful in the latest competitive auction for renewable technology.

Irish councils warned over wind farm developments

10.08.2017

Roger Milne

Eoghan Murphy | Infrastructure - Energy | Ireland | wind farms | wind turbines

Irish planning minister Eoghan Murphy has written to all local councils warning them if they disregard latest national guidelines and policy on wind farms when making planning decisions and development plans, he will consider using his powers to overrule them.