Work starts at Achlachan wind farm

Construction has begun on the Achlachan wind farm, one of 15 onshore wind projects to secure a Contract of Difference in 2015. The 10MW, five turbine project is scheduled to be commissioned in early January 2019. Developer Whirlwind Renewables signed a 15-year power purchase…

Mynydd y Gwynt refusal upheld

The Appeal Court has upheld a High Court judge’s decision that the secretary of state could refuse to grant a Development Consent Order for the Mynydd y Gwynt wind farm because the developer provided insufficient information to approve it. The…