Renewable Energy

The Energy & Natural Resources sector is going through a period of great change. With oil price fluctuations, climate change, ongoing market regulations, new technologies and fuel poverty affecting projects, we understand the pressure some of our clients are under. At the same time, renewable energy is growing at an immense rate. The vast expanse of land, plentiful wind, rivers, waves, tide and sunshine available in Scotland and the rest of the UK provides a great opportunity to develop renewables projects. Furthermore, the sector continues to develop ever more innovative technologies and systems to support it.

• Renewable Energy 18/06/2019 Optimising onshore wind agreements As we heard last week that the Scottish Government has granted Section 36 consent for ambitious battery storage plans at Whitelee Wind Farm, we consider ways in which onshore wind developers can ensure that agreements with landowners allow for the maximum potential of their projects to be realised.
• Renewable Energy 13/06/2019 The message from the Scottish Renewables Onshore Wind Conference On 11 June 2019, Scottish Renewables held its annual Onshore Wind Conference in Glasgow with many leading industry figures in attendance.
• Renewable Energy 25/04/2019 Court rejects arguments not raised in earlier planning appeal The Court of Session has refused a legal challenge to the appeal decision of a Scottish Government Reporter. The case concerned enforcement action taken at Haddo Quarry in Aberdeenshire.
• Renewable Energy 27/03/2019 Government consults on Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to replace Feed-in Tariff regime The UK Government has carried out a consultation process on its proposed Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) as a support mechanism for renewable energy schemes up to 5MW, following the closure of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) regime.
• Renewable Energy 16/01/2019 Energy sector facing more dramatic changes in 2019 The energy sector is never far from the news, but last year saw it make unprecedented headlines as eight suppliers ceased trading.
• Renewable Energy 02/07/2018 Proposed register of persons holding a controlled interest in land in Scotland In September of last year, the First Minister announced the Scottish Government’s intention to continue its programme of land reform and to prioritise transparency, accountability and community ownership.
• Renewable Energy 09/05/2018 Corporate PPAs – why would a business be interested? The announcement last week that Vattenfall will be seeking to offer Corporate PPAs to provide renewable energy from its new windfarm is likely to spark renewed interest in these electricity supply contracts.