Octopus Energy Generation is launching a new platform to match landowners interested in hosting onshore wind turbines to communities eager to take advantage…
Continue ReadingMinister Grant Shapps has pushed back against the government’s reported plans to massively increase onshore wind farms, describing turbines as “eyesores” on Sky…
Continue ReadingCameron’s Cuts to Green Programmes Now Adding £150 to Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Renewable Energy
Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to scrap green policies means Britons will pay £150 more for their energy this year than they…
Continue ReadingDoubling Onshore Wind Would Slash £16.3bn from Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would save every household £25 on their energy bills each year, trade body RenewableUK has…
Continue ReadingUK Must Double Onshore Wind Capacity by 2030 to Meet Climate Targets
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Trade body RenewableUK is urging the government to target 30GW of onshore wind capacity by the end of the decade, more than double…
Continue ReadingYoung Scots are so in favour of wind farms they’re featuring them on their social media pages, a new survey commissioned by Scottish…
Continue ReadingOnshore wind deployments could more than double by the end of the decade, hitting 30GW, according to new projects from trade body RenewableUK.
Continue ReadingPlanning Applications for Clean Power Projects Hit 4-Year High
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
There were more renewable energy projects under development in 2019 than at any time in the last four years, as developers scrambled to…
Continue ReadingGovernment Lifts Block on Onshore Wind Subsidies
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Renewable Energy
Onshore wind farms will once again be able to compete for subsidies alongside solar and offshore wind installations, as the government reverses a…
Continue ReadingWind power generated 15% of Europe’s electricity last year, as 15.4GW of new capacity came online.
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