Renewables

Vestas: UK is "back on track" after changes to turbine planning law

Two conditions which acted as a de facto ban for onshore wind turbines have been removed by the new UK government, something Vestas and other industry players are celebrating.
The UK onshore wind market has been largely blocked for many years, but now new political winds are blowing across the UK. | Photo: René Schütze
The UK onshore wind market has been largely blocked for many years, but now new political winds are blowing across the UK. | Photo: René Schütze
by CATHERINE BRETT, LAURA KOLD

One of the first acts of the new Labour government in the UK was to remove two conditions that made onshore wind farms harder to construct than any other form of infrastructure.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 14 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
Must contain at least 2 characters
Must contain at least 2 characters

Get full access for you and your coworkers

Start a free company trial today

Share article

Related articles

Sign up for our newsletter

Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

Newsletter terms

Front page now

Further reading

Jobs

See all jobs