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...
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%.
The...
Firms partner to develop “game-changing technology for offshore wind operations and maintenance”
Offshore wind specialist Ørsted has acquired a 22.5% share in Pict Offshore, the Scottish developer of an innovative technology that it is claimed will...
Simulation study identifies opportunities and bottlenecks for Scottish Offshore Wind
A new study appears to find that the scale, speed, and ambitious targets driving Scotland’s offshore wind industry demand a strategic approach to supply...
Clean Energy Cluster to support Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain
A new Clean Energy Cluster organisation was launched on 22 January by Scottish Renewables at its Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow, which the group...
Technology accelerator programme opens for Scottish companies targeting offshore wind success
Applications are now open for innovative companies based in Scotland to join the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s award-winning Launch Academy programme. Launch Academy is...
Green light given to new electricity superhighway between Scotland and England
A £2 billion funding package has been awarded to build a proposed new subsea and underground 196km cable between Scotland and the north of...
Government’s renewables targets at risk as auction sees no bids for offshore wind
The government has today (8 September) unveiled the results of its fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction (AR5), securing 3.7GW of renewable capacity. This...
Low carbon electricity system achievable without controversial technologies, says report
New analysis (14 June) builds a case that the UK can further slash the carbon emissions from its electricity system by relying almost entirely...
Ground-level climate at peatland wind farm is affected by wind turbine operation, though effects...
The microclimates created by the action of wind farms is unlikely to affect the ability of peatland to capture carbon, suggest scientists in a...
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.
Now that...
Turned down renewables could have powered all Scottish Homes in H1 2025
A new report reveals that over 5.5TWh of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in the first half of 2025,...
A new start? Retooling wind power for a circular economy
Around 80-90% of the weight of wind turbines can be recycled, according to recent estimates, although, historically, very little of this kind of thing...
Nominations open for the Scottish Green Energy Awards
Billed as the UK’s biggest celebration of renewable energy, The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2023, opened for nominations on 26 July.
This year’s event will...
UK-China trade partnership aims to supercharge wind energy
Renewable energy supplier and technology firm Octopus Energy has entered a partnership with leading wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy, in an agreement...
Turning turbines smart with edge computing
No matter the size of the wind farm, operators can make turbines into smart machines with one small change. Greg Hookings, Director (Digital Industries),...
Motherships, robots and 40-rotor turbines – how offshore wind could look by 2050
A portrait of the future of offshore wind has been offered by ORE Catapult, an innovation centre for offshore renewable energy set up by...
Lessons from the past can help coastal communities cope with the move to renewable...
The use of whale oil for lighting in the 1800s and the production of oil and gas from the North Sea in the 1970s...
First local authority wind project in Wales
The first commercial-scale wind energy scheme to be delivered in conjunction with a Welsh local authority was officially launched on 5 June by the...
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.
