wind farm

  • Will fishermen be paying ‘compensation’ for wind expansion?

    Will fishermen be paying ‘compensation’ for wind expansion?

    11th March 2024

    A new consultation has appeared on the UK government website on measures designed to streamline the timetables for consent for offshore wind developments. The proposals suggest that ‘damaging’ wind farm developments could be compensated for by designating additional new MPAs…

  • Consultation on offshore wind south of Ireland

    Consultation on offshore wind south of Ireland

    13th September 2023

    The views of Ireland’s south coast fishing industry and coastal residents are being sought as part of a statutory public consultation on offshore wind energy developments. Ireland’s Department of Environment, Climate and Communications says that the initial proposed geographical area…

  • New report on wind power cable impacts on fish and fisheries

    New report on wind power cable impacts on fish and fisheries

    3rd August 2023

    Cefas addresses growing concerns about effects on fish and fisheries A recent report from a workshop convened to look at electric and magnetic fields (EMF) generated by offshore power cables starts with the comment: “It is now recognised… that EMFs…

  • Massive floating wind farm planned for Scots east coast

    Massive floating wind farm planned for Scots east coast

    28th November 2022

    A proposed expansion of the Ossian wind farm off the east coast of Scotland using floating technology would make it one of the top five largest floating offshore installations in the world, reports Tim Oliver. An international partnership of leading…

  • Call for ‘joined-up’ approach to spatial planning

    Call for ‘joined-up’ approach to spatial planning

    9th June 2022

    The accelerated expansion of offshore wind and the pace of application of management measures within MPAs pose ‘a potentially huge spatial challenge to the fishing industry’, says the NFFO. It says this is not just the well-known view of the…

  • Public notice: Section 153 Of The Planning Act 2008

    Public notice: Section 153 Of The Planning Act 2008

    26th April 2022

    Section 153 Of The Planning Act 2008 Regulation 6 of the infrastructure planning (changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders) regulations 2011  Notice of application to make a non-material change to the following development consent order: The Norfolk Boreas…

  • Shetland fishers slam offshore wind proposals

    Shetland fishers slam offshore wind proposals

    15th December 2021

    Fishermen in Shetland have heavily criticised updated proposals for the development of wind power west of Shetland, which they claim are being rushed through without the consultation promised for such developments. Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) claims that it had just…

  • Public Notice: Marine And Coastal Access Act 2009

    Public Notice: Marine And Coastal Access Act 2009

    4th August 2021

    Application for cable stabilisation works at Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm Notice is hereby given that Orsted Burbo UK Limited, 5 Howick Place, Westminster, London, SW1P 1WG has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal…

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