Wind Turbines

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

Politics

Tensions mount between Scottish MPs and Whitehall over energy policy

Group of MPs says government response to concerns over policy changes not good enough, but new wind projects power on

clock 21 October 2016 • 4 min read

Wind

Researchers develop 'self-installing' offshore wind turbine

EU-backed €3.6m Elisa research project develops wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled in controlled harbour conditions

clock 19 October 2016 • 2 min read

Wind

Small Wind Co-op launches fresh share offer, after smashing initial expectations

Co-op aims to raise £550,000 to support wind turbine installations, after raising over £1m this summer

clock 18 October 2016 • 1 min read

Wind

Wind power tipped to meet a fifth of global power demand by 2030

Industry-backed report predicts rapid growth for global wind energy industry as costs continue to fall

clock 18 October 2016 • 4 min read