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Exclusion of onshore wind energy from contract for difference
-Background In the past years the UK government has introduced a scheme to incentivise investments in new low-carbon electricity generation.…
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WindEnergy Round Up – Hamburg 2018
-Overview Last month (September 22nd-25th) the biennial industry ‘WindEnergy’ exhibition and conference in Hamburg took place and we were happy…
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Wind Turbine Shadow Flicker
-Overview Wind Turbine Shadow Flicker can affect residents living nearby. Shadow Flicker can be experienced as flashing effect that occurs…
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Wind turbine shadow flicker guidelines to become stricter in the Republic of Ireland
-Introduction Wind turbine shadow flicker is the effect caused when a spinning turbine rotor causes brightness levels to vary within…
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Video: Whitelee Wind Farm Case Study
-Overview The Whitelee Wind Farm is the UK’s largest onshore wind farm with an electrical generating capacity of 539MW. Pager…
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Green Politics – What About Renewables?
-Introduction The political scene in the UK – and outside it – is volatile. The future is uncertain for many…
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Sweden Ends 2016 With a Record
-Not an ill wind December 2016 saw Storm Urd wreak havoc in Norway, Sweden and Denmark – toppling trees, closing…
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Shadow Flicker Assessments for wind turbines
-What Is Shadow Flicker? Shadow flicker is the effect of rotating turbine blades causing brightness levels to vary periodically at…
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MOD takes legal action over South Uist turbine decisions
-Legal Action has been taken by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) regarding the planning approval granted to three turbines over…
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Appeals, public inquiries and expert evidence
-It is the case that planning applications for renewable energy developments, such as a single turbine or wind farms, are…
