Wind Farms
UK's first consumer-owned wind farm secures green light and fresh funding
The Graig Fatha wind farm will be owned by an initial 675 households who have signed up to Ripple Energy's platform
Global Wind Organisation trained workforce passes 100,000 mark
Number of workers trained by international renewables body surges 12 per cent in the past year, as demand for wind technicians continues to grow
Report: Institutional investors plan to almost double allocations to renewables by 2025
Survey reveals surging demand for renewables, as leading investment firms ramp up clean energy ambitions
The wind industry needs a great leap forward for worker skills
Digital technologies have been crucial to the wind industry's success, but far more also needs investing in worker skills, argues ARMSA Consulting's Rakesh Maharaj
Storm Ellen powers UK wind farms to new generation record
Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry
Ember: Wind and solar provide record share of global electricity
Think tank reveals wind and solar are now providing 10 per cent of global power and are demonstrating impressive resilience to the coronavirus crisis, as coal investment continues to slide
Could wind power the green recovery?
As the industry predicts it can deliver 234GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, the burgeoning wind energy sector it poised to play a critical role in the global economic recovery, creating around a million jobs in the process
'Significant milestone': Renewables becomes Britain's main power source for the first time
EnAppSys quarterly update confirms renewables delivered nearly 45 per cent of UK power mix during the first quarter
IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019
Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels
Coronavirus headwinds: Wind sector forecasts slide but record year still expected
BloombergNEF downgrades its 2020 growth forecasts for global wind power capacity as pandemic disrupts supply chains
Global wind power grows by more than 60GW in 2019
But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues
Coronavirus dampens 2020 outlook for clean energy and electric vehicles, as IEA calls for green stimulus
BNEF downgrades growth forecasts for global solar and battery sectors this year, as markets suffer fallout from escalating pandemic
UK leads Europe on new wind power as global turbine market enjoys boom
Britain added more onshore and offshore wind capacity than any other country in Europe last year at 2.8GW, latest industry figures show
ScottishPower offers green power tariff entirely supplied by own wind farms
Energy supplier takes aim at 'greenwashing' utilities which purchase renewable energy certificates rather than investing in renewables
UK power emissions falling 'faster than anywhere else in the world'
The UK's power sector CO2 has fallen by around two thirds over the past decade, a study by Imperial College London finds
'Truly historic moment': UK zero carbon electricity outstrips fossil fuels in 2019
National Grid data for whole of 2019 reveals combination of wind, solar, nuclear and subsea cables delivered more power than fossil fuels for first time
Global Briefing: Campaigners hail 'historic' Dutch climate court victory
Historic victory for Dutch climate campaigners, fears for EU overfishing, and all the green business news you may have missed this week
Octopus Renewables confirms £250m IPO plan
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc publishes Prospectus for proposed LSE floatation
Octopus Renewables snaps up nine wind farms from RES in €100m deal
Green energy investor to add 130MW to its growing portfolio of renewables in UK, Ireland, and France
BNEF: Plummeting renewables costs give solar and wind cost parity in key markets
Analyst confirms new wind and solar plants now at cost parity with wholesale prices in California, China, and parts of Europe
Top universities ink £50m wind farm deal
Ground-breaking 10 year contract aims to help position 20 leading UK universities for a net zero world
Brexit or not, the wind is still blowing
Labour's Alan Whitehead argues the contrast between new offshore wind and nuclear projects has never been starker
Eni and Mainstream Renewable Power eye joint UK offshore wind bids
Italian oil and gas giant to collaborate with global wind and solar developer on clean energy projects in the UK, as well as Africa and Southeast Asia
'We will continue to invest': Amazon announces dual renewables boost
Global technology giant reveals plans for new wind farm in Ireland and solar project in the US
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