Wind Farms

Energy Prices Bill: Government unveils price cap legislation, confirms de facto windfall tax to cap clean power profits

Legislation

Energy Prices Bill: Government unveils price cap legislation, confirms de facto windfall tax to cap clean power profits

Industry fears de facto windfall tax on clean power generators could undermine investment in renewables

clock 11 October 2022 • 7 min read
But what happens when the wind does blow?

Editor's Blog

But what happens when the wind does blow?

Concerns over what happens when renewables output fall are often overblown - just consider what could happen when generation surges

clock 26 April 2022 • 4 min read
Ripple Energy flicks switch on UK's first consumer-owned wind turbine

Wind

Ripple Energy flicks switch on UK's first consumer-owned wind turbine

Graig Fatha wind turbine wind turbine comes online, after securing investment from over 900 owners

clock 17 March 2022 • 3 min read

Technology

Why the fragmented digital renewables market needs consolidation

Could digital asset management help optimise the financial and environmental benefits offered by the shift towards renewables?

clock 01 July 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

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

clock 23 March 2021 • 2 min read

Wind

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

clock 03 March 2021 • 2 min read

Investment

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

clock 24 November 2020 • 5 min read

Skills

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

clock 16 November 2020 • 4 min read

Wind

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

clock 26 August 2020 • 4 min read

Wind

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

clock 13 August 2020 • 6 min read