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Doubling 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…

May11

UK 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…

Apr08

Scottish Wind Farms Unlikely Social Media Stars

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Young Scots are so in favour of wind farms they’re featuring them on their social media pages, a new survey commissioned by Scottish…

Nov03

Onshore Wind Capacity Could Hit 30GW by 2030

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Onshore wind deployments could more than double by the end of the decade, hitting 30GW, according to new projects from trade body RenewableUK.

Mar17

Planning 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…

Mar03

Government 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…

Feb21

Wind Now Generates 15% of Europe’s Electricity

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Wind power generated 15% of Europe’s electricity last year, as 15.4GW of new capacity came online.

Nov08

More Onshore Wind Capacity Needed for the UK to Hit Net Zero

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

The UK will miss its legally binding net zero by 2050 target unless it significantly ramps up its onshore wind capacity, according RenewableUK.

Sep05

Government Policy Could Slow Onshore Wind Development

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change Government Policy

2017 was a banner year for onshore wind deployment, but government policy is stifling future investment in the sector, industry body RenewableUK has…

Jul20

UK Public’s Appetite for Onshore Wind Growing

Written by Ben Rich in Environment Renewable Energy

YouGov has recently polled support for onshore wind power among the UK public at 66%.

Tag: onshore wind

Doubling Onshore Wind Would Slash £16.3bn from Energy Bills

UK Must Double Onshore Wind Capacity by 2030 to Meet Climate Targets

Scottish Wind Farms Unlikely Social Media Stars

Onshore Wind Capacity Could Hit 30GW by 2030

Planning Applications for Clean Power Projects Hit 4-Year High

Government Lifts Block on Onshore Wind Subsidies

Wind Now Generates 15% of Europe’s Electricity

More Onshore Wind Capacity Needed for the UK to Hit Net Zero

Government Policy Could Slow Onshore Wind Development

UK Public’s Appetite for Onshore Wind Growing

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