Wind farms across England and Scotland were handed £9.3 million to switch off their turbines on Friday, to balance supply and demand and…
Continue ReadingGreen Hydrogen and Wind Power Critical to Net Zero, RenewableUK Says
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Renewables could generate meet more than three-quarters of the UK’s power needs by midcentury, as clean energy capacity surges, RenewableUK has forecast.
Continue ReadingFirms to Invest Billions of Pounds into UK Wind Farms
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
The UK’s largest green energy firms will pour billions of pounds into wind power investments across the North of England and Scotland, signalling…
Continue ReadingRenewables Were the UK’s Main Source of Energy During First Quarter
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Blustery weather, including winter storms, gave a boost to wind power and made renewable resources the UK’s largest source of electricity in the…
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 ReadingWind power generated 15% of Europe’s electricity last year, as 15.4GW of new capacity came online.
Continue ReadingRenewables Overtake Gas for Electricity Generation for the First Time
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Environment Renewable Energy
More electricity was generated from renewable resources, including wind and solar power, than by natural gas between July and September of this year.
Continue ReadingHouseholds Paid to Use Renewable Electricity Over Windy Weekend
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Thousands of households earned money by consuming electricity over the weekend, as blustery weather blew the UK’s wind power to a new record.
Continue ReadingSSE has called on the government to invest more in wind power, as the company announced a profit for the first half of…
Continue ReadingYouGov has recently polled support for onshore wind power among the UK public at 66%.
Continue Reading