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A community-led organisation has been awarded a £107,897 grant leading to the restoration of one of Scotland’s most historic bandstands. Friends of Stonehouse Park (FOSP) was awarded the funds from the Renewable Energy Fund (REF), distributed by South Lanarkshire Council utilising fundin

Local groups in South Lanarkshire have had their coffers topped up by over £300,000 collectively since 2020 through community grants courtesy of a local wind farm. Banks Renewables’ Middle Muir Wind Farm, which operates near Douglas in South Lanarkshire, has directly contributed the huge

A former school building from the 1800s has been transformed to create an impressive community hub encompassing offices, green space, gym and leisure centre thanks to a major grant from the Renewable Energy Fund (REF). Abington Development Community Group’s (ADCG) significant community revamp

A Scottish community could soon benefit from a multi-million-pound fund that will help thousands of families to save millions on their energy bills by improving the thermal efficiency of their home and replacing fossil fuelled heating systems.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK's tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turb

Banks Renewables is hosting a series of important workshops with local stakeholders to gather feedback on how they can help ease the transition towards affordable, clean, green energy. The events featured attendees from South Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Enterprise, local charities, organisations a

A village hall is bidding to be one of the UK’s most sustainable community-owned halls after installing 111 PV solar panels and four Tesla Powerwall batteries following a major grant derived from nearby wind farms. Crawfordjohn Village Hall in South Lanarkshire has now completed the major inst

An onshore wind farm development that would provide clean electricity to meet the needs of around 21,000 homes each year could be operational within three years after being approved by South Lanarkshire Council. Banks Renewables said it will build some of the UK’s most effective onsh

A renewables firm has successfully erected the first of 15 wind turbines at a major new wind farm that will bolster Scotland’s drive towards net zero. The structure, totalling 156m in height, has now been installed, kicking off the next stage of development of the Kype Muir Extension – a

Construction work on one of the UK’s first onshore wind farm with 200m-tall turbines has started after Banks Renewables secured new funding agreements with Greencoat UK Wind at the start of the year. The 15-turbine extension to the Kype Muir wind farm is located in South Lanarkshire, around fi

Glasgow-based contractor RJ McLeod is set to shortly begin work for Hamilton-based Banks Renewables on its 15-turbine Kype Muir wind farm extension project near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire. RJ McLeod, around a fifth of whose employees are based in Lanarkshire, has been awarded the "balance of pl

Plans to build an extension to Lethans wind farm have been unveiled by Banks Renewables in a scoping report submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. With a potential generating capacity of more than 50MW, enough to provide over 36,000 homes, or over 87,000 people, with clea

Plans for an ambitious £300 million onshore wind farm have been unveiled by Banks Renewables in a scoping report submitted to South Lanarkshire Council.  At 300MW generating capacity, the wind farm would be the UK’s third-largest by electricity generated. 300MW is enough to meet the

The developer behind two Scottish onshore wind farms is gearing up for growth as it appoints six new recruits based out of its Hamilton office. Family-owned Banks Group, which was recently given planning permission for Scotland's tallest wind farm, plans to significantly expand its portfolio of rene

The Scottish Government has approved plans for a new wind farm in East Ayrshire which developers promise will deliver a host of benefits to the community as well as generating clean, green electricity. Banks Renewables has been given the go-ahead for its Lethans Wind Farm, east of New Cumnock, after