North Uist Development Company was declared winner of the Best Engagement Award for the UistWind community energy project at the Scottish Green Energy Awards 2020 evening virtual event on November 26. UistWind was shortlisted as a finalist in two categories: Best Community Project Award and Best Engagement Award; announced by Scottish Renewables in October after […]
Danish green energy giant, European Energy, and leading Scottish renewables company, Locogen, have signed a deal to enter into a joint venture partnership to fund and develop a large Scottish onshore wind pipeline. European Energy operates in 11 countries across the world and constructs wind and solar farms. The Copenhagen based firm has delivered 1,153MW of
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has opened what may be the the final funding windows for renewable energy generators to obtain funding for mandatory Loss of Mains upgrades. With funding available on a first-come-first-served basis, those who do not take advantage of these funding windows may be faced with bills of £4,000 or more. Locogen is
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The community owned ‘UistWind’ wind farm on North Uist achieved a significant milestone in September as it generated enough electricity to power every single home on the island of North Uist. The two Enercon 900kW E44 wind turbines at Criongrabhal near Clachan-na-Luib generated 6.129 MWh of electricity between commissioning on 13th September 2019 and 8th September this
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We’re delighted to see the share offer launch from Ripple Energy for the Graig Fatha wind turbine in south Wales. This innovative project will be the first wind farm in the UK to be owned by its customers, who will benefit from the greenest electricity tariff in the country. Locogen provided technical due diligence for
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Locogen are thrilled to have supported Eurowind Energy A/W (EWE) – a Danish developer – with their first wind farm acquisition in the UK. Eurowind Energy are a leading developer and operator of solar PV and wind turbine projects in Denmark, Germany, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Bulgaria, Southern Europe and now the UK. They have an impressive portfolio
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https://youtu.be/D-M_29A-w48 Timelapse of the two UistWind turbines being constructed We’re delighted that Locogen client, North Uist Development Company, has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Community Project’ Award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards taking place in Edinburgh tonight. The project, UistWind, was project managed by Locogen and involved the installation of two Enercon 900kW E44
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Almost anyone working in, or considering deploying, renewables will be aware of the importance of the Feed-In Tariff and, more recently, the government’s decision to end the scheme from March 31st. On January 8th this year, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a consultation on a proposed successor scheme to the FIT,
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What can you do with a curtailed wind turbine in a remote location? Actually, quite a lot. In fact, the wind turbine at Creed Enterprise park on the Isle of Lewis doesn’t just switch off when its generating limit is reached. Instead, the excess electricity is used to fuel an innovative circular economy, where renewable
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Wind Repowering is a simple concept made complex by planning. But a recent change in position from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) could make the planning process much simpler and have an enormously positive impact on the industry. Repowering a wind farm involves replacing ageing turbines with new ones on the same site. These new turbines
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