Wind Farms

Investment

Are renewable assets the latest craze in institutional investment?

RBS expert suggests renewables are catching the attention of UK pensions and insurance markets - and these new investors are going head to head with big banks to secure the deals

clock 27 May 2016 • 3 min read

Wind

Muirhall Energy wins planning approval for 48MW onshore wind farm

Fifteen-turbine onshore farm in Scotland gets green light from local council

clock 26 May 2016 • 1 min read

Work

Global clean energy employment soars to eight million

Number of global clean energy jobs up five per cent, but EU employment in renewables falls, IRENA reports

clock 25 May 2016 • 5 min read

Biodiversity

Can birds and wind farms peacefully co-exist in a low-carbon future?

RSPB's Vision 2050 assesses whether UK can meet its climate targets while avoiding damage to wildlife and plant populations

clock 24 May 2016 • 4 min read

Wind

GE inks 1GW Vietnam wind energy development alliance

Energy giant signs Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Industry and Trade to accelerate clean energy roll out

clock 24 May 2016 • 1 min read

Solar

Ecotricity secures planning permission to turn two wind farms into 'hybrid energy parks'

Green energy specialist to add solar arrays at existing wind farms in Devon and Leicestershire

clock 23 May 2016 • 2 min read

Energy

Dow resets clean energy targets after meeting 10-year goal in just 12 months

American chemicals giant Dow will source 750MW of clean energy by 2025, after hitting original target of 400MW in just one year

clock 23 May 2016 • 1 min read

Energy

Energy schemes to add £100 to UK household bills within five years

Energy subsidies designed to keep lights on and support low-carbon electricity will have risen 124 per cent by 2020-21, review finds

clock 20 May 2016 • 3 min read

Wind

'Friends of Floating Offshore Wind' forms to promote nascent sector

New campaign group hopes emerging technology will compete on an equal footing with other renewables by 2025

clock 19 May 2016 • 2 min read

Solar

Portugal runs entirely on renewables for four days

Country's grid runs for 107 hours straight without the use of fossil fuels

clock 19 May 2016 • 1 min read