A Fresh Spin on Wind Turbines
-Background When someone says wind turbine, something like the turbine in the image below would come to mind for most…
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Exclusion of onshore wind energy from CfD
-Background In the past years the UK government has introduced a scheme to incentivise investments in new low-carbon electricity generation.…
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…
Wind Turbine Shadow Flicker
-Overview Wind Turbine Shadow Flicker can affect residents living nearby. Shadow Flicker can be experienced as flashing effect that occurs…
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…
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…
Green Politics – What About Renewables?
-Introduction The political scene in the UK – and outside it – is volatile. The future is uncertain for many…
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…
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…
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…
