Wind Farms

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

Legislation

Queen's Speech promises action on climate change and electric cars

Modern Transport Bill promises to make the UK "ready to pioneer driverless cars"

clock 18 May 2016 • 2 min read

Solar

Gaelectric to combine solar and wind at Pomeroy renewables farm

Renewables firm secures permission to build a 5MW solar farm beside existing wind farm in Northern Ireland

clock 17 May 2016 • 1 min read

Energy

UK's electricity system coal-free for almost a third of last week

Over the last week UK passed an historic milestone, with amount of UK electricity powered from coal falling to zero for the first time since 1882

clock 16 May 2016 • 3 min read

Energy

Facebook, Microsoft: We want more clean power!

The newly launched REBA energy alliance aims to drive production of clean energy for big corporates

clock 13 May 2016 • 4 min read

Legislation

Energy Bill approved after DECC wins wind farm battle

RenewableUK urges wind energy developers to put pain of Energy Bill's controversial subsidy axe behind them

clock 11 May 2016 • 3 min read

Wind

Mars inks Scottish wind farm deal to make UK operations 100 per cent renewables powered

Food giant says it has met 2015 goal to slash emissions by a quarter against a 2007 baseline

clock 11 May 2016 • 2 min read