wind turbines

Members of the Western Isles Council (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) have endorsed long-standing proposals for a 33-turbine wind farm located on an area of open moorland and woodland 1.5 kilometres west of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, which had been approved by the Scottish Government.

Energy secretary Alok Sharma has granted a development consent order (DCO) to construct and operate an offshore wind farm located more than 47 kilometres from the coast of Norfolk.

A round-up of legal news: 4 January-10 January 2020

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.