The first turbine installed at a wind farm being built off the region’s coast has set a UK record for the length of its blades, according to a power company. ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) says the blades measure 115m (377ft), 7m…
A prominent wind turbine is to be replaced with a new one twice its size, planning officers have decided. The existing 40m (131ft) tall turbine at Rogers Hill Farm in Dorset has been on a hilltop site close to the…
Plans for a 125m (410ft) wind turbine at a port in Hull have been approved. The proposals, put forward by Associated British Ports (ABP), were approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee at a meeting on Wednesday. Councillors heard the…
Jobs could be cut at a wind turbine parts factory, with bosses saying they are considering a restructure in the face of “ongoing financial pressures”. SeAH Wind Ltd constructs wind turbine monopiles – structures that support offshore wind turbines –…
Villagers in Cornwall are concerned about proposals for seven 100m (330ft) tall wind turbines which they say will destroy local rural tranquillity. Critics in Helland said, if built, the structures at Helland Barton Farm would be visible from north to…
Calls have been made for more scrutiny of a proposal for onshore wind turbines in the south of the Isle of Man before the plans are formally submitted for approval. Chairman of Arbory and Rushen Commissioners Kirri Jenkins said a…
Plans have been lodged for an energy park development near the Scotland-England border. The West Scales scheme near Gretna would include four wind turbines, solar panels and a battery energy storage system (BESS). It would be situated close to significant…
A legal challenge is being made to the Scottish government’s refusal of a wind farm that developers said would have represented a £1bn investment. CWP Energy wants to build 60 turbines up to 250m (820ft) tall at Scoop Hill, a…
Abnormal loads linked to the construction of an offshore wind farm will make their way through the county on Sunday. The transformer, which weighs up to 272 tonnes, will be escorted by Norfolk Police from the Port of King’s Lynn…
A striking convoy carrying two massive turbine blades has successfully negotiated its way to a south of Scotland wind farm. Renewables firm CWP Energy believes it is the first time that such a journey has been completed using two vehicles…