30 h. ago Wind farm could power 5,500 homes but critics call it 'monstrous'

'These are absolutely monstrous things'

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37 h. ago Readers' Letters: Aberdeen wind farm brings jobs and community benefits

It’s just wrong to claim Aberdeen wind farm isn’t good for local economy, says spokesman

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56 h. ago Blow to UK’s 2030 clean energy targets as SSE cuts spending on renewables

Danish developer shrinks five-year investment plans by £3bn blaming policy and planning delaysOne of the UK’s biggest energy developers will cut its planned spending on new renewables projects in a blow to the government’s 2030 clean power targets.SSE warned that it would be unlikely to meet its own renewable energy goals for the end of the decade after shrinking its five-year spending plans by £3bn to £17.5bn. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm

Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forwardUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but cancelled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived.The month-long stop work order on the Empire Wind project came amid Donald Trump’s targeting of the wind industry in the first 100 days of his second term as the US president pushes a pro-fossil fuels agenda. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Clean power official 'disappointed' by scrapped offshore wind farm plans

Warning of storm facing sector

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1 week ago Scotland’s offshore wind ambitions are at an inflection point

The factors that led to Orsted ditching plans for a giant wind farm off the Yorkshire coast apply to Scotland too, writes Jeremy Grant

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1 week ago Scenic Scottish town home to country's best beer festival and largest wind farm

Just 20 minutes from Glasgow, Eaglesham becomes Scotland’s beer capital for a day each summer but offers charm, history and scenery all year round.

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2 w. ago Offshore wind farms to be expanded and power four million UK homes

Seven wind farm projects have grid connections and infrastructure that will enable swift deployment and expansion

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2 w. ago Man's death 'unexplained' after body found near offshore wind farm

Authorities are actively working to determine how the man died

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2 w. ago Man's body found at offshore windfarm as police probe mystery death

Merseyside Police are investigating after a man was found near the Burbo Wind Farm in New Brighton, Merseyside at around 6.40pm on Wednesday, as his next of kin were told

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2 w. ago Work on huge UK offshore wind farm is halted as firm warns costs are too high

Energy giant Orsted stopped development on the Hornsea 4 project in the North Sea, which could have powered more than a million homes.

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2 w. ago JD Wetherspoon sales rise as Trainline and Card Factory announce buoyant numbers and more AI warnings issued

From a scrapped offshore windfarm to soaring Trainline rail ticket sales and fresh concerns over AI in hiring, here are today’s top stories in UK business, trade and economic sentiment.

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2 w. ago Readers' letters: For 'Berwick Bank' wind farm read 'Bird Mincing Eyesore'

A reader decries plans for a massive wind farm off the coast of East Lothian

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3 w. ago Why unlimited green energy is closer than people think – video

Most countries have no fossil fuel reserves, but no country in the world is without renewable energy resources. For a country such as Iceland, the world leader in renewables, this statement is clear to see. The island nation has made good use of its volcanoes and glaciers, which help provide 100% of its electricity and almost all its heat energy. But what about other countries that don't have Iceland's unique geology to rely on. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out how the world has managed to reach the impressive milestone of more than 40% of global electricity demand coming from clean power sources, and how other countries such as the UK are making this energy transition happen, despite a distinct lack of volcanoesClean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds Continue reading...

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3 w. ago West Lothian communities 'should see financial benefit from hosting solar farms'

The county has been a pioneer in community benefits from wind farm technology having dispensed millions in payments from energy suppliers occupying the county’s five wind farms.

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3 w. ago Charities call for wind farm to be blocked as thousands of bird deaths feared

The proposed Berwick Bank development would have up to 307 turbines in the outer Firth of Forth.

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3 w. ago Calls to stop massive Scottish wind farm with 307 turbines as over 31,000 seabirds forecast to be killed

The cumulative impact of wind farm turbines in the area could accelerate one seabird species to extinction, the RSPB said.

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3 w. ago Miliband says Reforms claims of blocking sun are ‘conspiracy theories gone mad’

The Energy Secretary has said ‘clean, homegrown power’ is the only way for the UK to take back control of its energy market.

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4 w. ago Seaside resort residents cower from bird poo onslaught as endangered kittiwakes flock to town after offshore wind farm 'hotels' failed to attract them

Lowestoft was the birthplace of composer Benjamin Britten, an avid birdwatcher. But locals are struggling to maintain his enthusiasm for the local sea bird population after an aerial onslaught.

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4 w. ago UK’s clean power push ‘route to energy security’, says Ed Miliband

The Energy Secretary also shared a message from King Charles which said green energy would make countries’ power systems ‘more resilient and secure’.

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