Is wind energy the future for meeting UK business energy requirements?
Lucy Victoria Desai, a writer for Northern Powergrid who specialises in sustainability, business, and innovation, appraises the potential and practicalities of wind energy.
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Research explains how best to repower onshore wind farms
With lowest cost green energy considered the future, understanding how to ‘repower’ existing onshore wind farms supports the Scottish government and industry desire to...
Can we hit the 2035 clean electricity target? Experts offer their two cents
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to eliminate fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2035.
Speaking at the conservative conference in Manchester...
Group signals new era for wind energy as urgency builds towards COP26 in Glasgow
Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, insists the Global Wind...
Scottish Green Energy Awards return to Edinburgh in December
This year’s event will return as an in-person awards ceremony which will comply with the latest government guidelines to ensure the health and safety of guests.
Time-lapse footage shows windmill construction at RSPB headquarters
Ecotricity has released a time-lapse video and documentary to mark the completion of a 100m windmill at the RSPB’s headquarters near Sandy in Bedfordshire.
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Boost research to protect sealife from wind farms, says Lords committee
Ministers have been urged to prioritise finding ways to boost funding for research into environmental impacts of offshore wind farms on marine life.
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Highest offshore wind load factors recorded since 2015 due to larger wind turbines
The latest research from energy and water market intelligence firm Cornwall Insight highlights that as a result of the elevated wind speeds experienced in...
Scottish floating offshore wind port cluster could deliver £1.5bn boost
A new independent report commissioned by the Scottish Government and offshore wind industry - and led by Strathclyde University's Professor Sir Jim McDonald -...
GDF SUEZ Energy UK wins new Power Purchase Agreement with Community Windpower’s Aikengall II...
Business energy specialist GDF SUEZ Energy UK has agreed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Community Windpower to buy all the electricity and...
New onshore wind group to champion workforce health and safety
SafetyOn, the health and safety group for the onshore wind sector, was officially launched on 30 April, a group that supports placing health and...
Increase in renewables sees Irish winter energy prices drop below historic average by 2027
Data from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight Ireland’s third ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ report has forecast Ireland is set to reach its 80%...
A clearer outlook? Autumn statement brings energy efficiency ambition (but bad news on bills)
The Chancellor’s Autumn statement seemed to bring focus and clarity to efforts to advance the UK's energy efficiency – a policy area whose vagueness...
Innovation award for rotor sail suggests coming-of-age for wind power in marine vessel propulsion
Norsepower Oy, a developer of the renewable energy-powered vessel technology, has announced that it has received the ‘Innovation of the Year’ accolade at the...
Successful projects announced for €3m research programme looking at offshore wind impacts
Wind power developer Vattenfall has awarded €3million of research funding to projects that promise to offer insight into the socio-economic impact of offshore wind...
Brexit shouldn’t get in way of realising new vision for Scottish renewables industry
In his opening remarks to the Scottish Renewables’ Onshore Wind Conference in Glasgow on Wednesday 29 June, its chief executive Niall Stuart said: “The...
Modular system cuts cost of deep offshore wind
A seemingly revolutionary approach to offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance could cut the cost of energy from future deepwater sites by around 9%.
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Orkney energy scheme receives £1.2m boost
Smart control technology links turbines to home heating systems
Residents in the Orkney Islands are to benefit from a new smart-control energy system linking the...
Shortlist for Scottish Green Energy Awards sees tidal, hydro, heat and more vie for...
Finalists announced on 5 October in 11 categories
Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for...
The sea is full – a coordinated approach to off-shore energy is the only...
A more integrated approach to the deployment of offshore energy networks is needed as a key enabler for net zero or the sea ‘is...
