Wind Turbines

Wind

Wind turbine market set for rollercoaster ride through to 2020

New report from GlobalData suggests US investment will drive surge in market growth to $81bn peak in 2019, followed by $10bn fall in value after removal of clean energy tax credit

clock 17 January 2017 • 2 min read

Wind

Wind farms deliver all Scotland's power for four straight days

Wind power records continue to topple, as Scotland hits new output high

clock 09 January 2017 • 3 min read

Wind

Vattenfall revives extension plans for Thanet offshore wind farm

Swedish energy firm consults on adding another 34 turbines to the existing 100 in operation at 300MW facility off Kent coast

clock 06 January 2017 • 2 min read

Wind

25 Years of British Wind

RenewableUK's Emma Pinchbeck celebrates a quarter of a century of clean energy in the UK

clock 23 December 2016 • 4 min read

Wind

Ecotricity trumpets 20 years of wind energy

Green energy supplier's first-ever wind turbine is now two decades old

clock 15 December 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

Siemens' £310m Hull offshore wind plant produces first rotor blades

BEIS Secretary of State Greg Clark pays Hull factory a visit as it produces the first of hundreds of 75-metre wind turbine blades

clock 01 December 2016 • 3 min read

Solar

Welsh counties top renewables installation ranking

Green Alliance league table names Gwynedd and Mid Glamorgan as counties which have installed the most solar and wind capacity

clock 22 November 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

Gaelectric opens fourth Northern Ireland wind farm in Country Antrim

£13.4m Cloonty facility brings renewable energy developer's total permitted portfolio in Northern Ireland to 140MW

clock 18 November 2016 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Renewable street lighting firm powers up with £1.5m investment

Solar Street Lighting launches off-grid, solar and wind-powered street lighting aimed at cutting emissions and costs

clock 01 November 2016 • 1 min read

Wind

Reports: Sweden on track for 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2040

Renewables are already producing more than half of Sweden's power

clock 25 October 2016 • 2 min read