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require careful negotiation and transparency. One emerging consideration is turbine scale.
Modern turbines are often over 180m tall, and in Scotland, 200m turbines are becoming the norm. These larger installations generate significantly more power, meaning fewer turbines are needed overall, but the visual impact of each individual turbine is naturally more pronounced. Planning guidance must evolve to assess these impacts proportionately, weighing visual changes against the national need for clean, reliable, power.
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consultation and instead foster genuine dialogue with local communities. Engagement should begin early, be sustained throughout the planning process and focus on tangible community benefits. Successful examples from Scotland show that local benefit schemes - such as annual household energy discounts, co-ownership models or investment in local services - can transform community sentiment and build long-term support. Political dynamics at the local level also influence outcomes. Increasingly diverse council leadership has led to varied approaches to renewable energy projects. While broad support exists, aligning national climate goals with local priorities will
LOOKING AHEAD The removal of England’s de facto onshore wind ban represents a major policy breakthrough, but unlocking the sector’s full potential requires more than regulatory change, and an awareness of the challenges at hand. Wind projects typically take years from
conception to completion, so the effects of Labour’s removal of the de facto ban on onshore wind may not be visible until 2026 or later. In the meantime, the Government must sustain momentum and send clear signals to the market that onshore wind is here to stay. It is only when the sector is supported with the
right tools, and a commitment to early planning and following political advice is demonstrated, that England will be able to successfully boost its delivery of locally generated, low-carbon energy - at a time when it’s needed most.
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SOLAR FUEL POWERS 110-YEAR OLD STEAMBOAT
The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) has used solar fuel from Synhelion to power the 110-year old steamboat, Gallia. The fuel, which is fully compatible with conventional combustion engines, comes from Synhelion’s first production plant DAWN in Jülich, Germany, which has been producing sustainable, synthetic fuels on an industrial scale since summer 2024. With plant DAWN, Synhelion has successfully
validated its technology in an industrial setting, proving that the technology is now ready for large-scale deployment. The company uses solar heat to drive a thermochemical process that turns a biogenic carbon source and water into synthetic drop-in fuel, namely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), gasoline, and diesel. “Sustainability is a key priority for us. Synhelion’s solar fuel offers us a concrete
solution to reduce our CO2 emissions,” said Stefan Schulthess, managing director of SGV. Synhelion
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TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION - ADVERTORIAL Nuaire ventilation systems now with Passivhaus certification core principle.
Rigorously independently tested under realistic conditions to ensure they meet the strict Passivhaus efficiency, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality criteria, Nuaire’s BPS Passivhaus AHUs in sizes 12,17, 22, 32 and 42, and XBC Passivhaus packaged heat recovery units in sizes 55 and 65 have now been certified as Passivhaus compliant components. BPS Passivhaus is a range of high specification packaged AHUs designed and engineered to provide an efficient, high performing, compact solution for a multitude of applications. Efficiency comes from a dual compressor system that uses less energy than one single large compressor, a high efficiency thermal wheel, and minimal air leakage (it has the top L1 leakage classification). BPS Passivhaus AHUs feature a high quality double lined acoustic end panel insulated with Rockwool for reduced noise breakout and low leakage, ensuring the unit is airtight. BPS Passivhaus AHUs feature M5 extract air filters, enabling pollutants as small as 1 micron to be captured, and G4 and G7 supply air filters which are designed to stop larger pollutant particles from entering.
Indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist Nuaire is pleased to announce Passivhaus certification has been achieved on BPS Passivhaus air handling units (AHU) and XBC Passivhaus packaged heat recovery units.
With buildings contributing significantly to harmful carbon emissions, Passivhaus provides proven solutions to deliver net-zero-ready buildings that also provide a high level of occupant health and wellbeing. Passivhaus adopts a whole-building approach with clear, measured targets, focused on high-quality construction, certified through an exacting quality assurance process. For a building to achieve the Passivhaus Standard in the UK, a mechanical ventilation system with highly efficient heat recovery is considered a
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With a plate heat exchanger with efficiencies of up to 95%, XBC Passivhaus are high performance packaged heat recovery units designed to improve indoor air quality whilst saving energy. High classification F7 and G4 extract filters have been installed to ensure the units meet the high Passivhaus air quality standards, whilst airtight seals prevent heat or air loss up to L2 leakage classification. They have been designed with the lowest possible noise breakout for user acceptance, and are easy to install, commission and maintain. XBC Passivhaus is available with LPHW or electric heating options as standard, with cooling modules also available as an ancillary. Both BPS Passivhaus and XBC Passivhaus are fitted with high classification class 3 dampers to ensure the units remain airtight, mitigating weak points in a Passivhaus build.
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