Guernsey has approached the UK and France with proposals for a partnership to create a large wind farm. Commerce and Employment Minister Kevin Stewart said the States were working out the costs of building a sizable wind farm off the island’s north coast. He said the island needed the backing of its neighbours as it … Continue reading Guernsey looks to UK and France for wind energy partner
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UK: Media campaign against wind energy funded by anonymous conservatives
Conservatives used a pair of secretive trusts to fund a media campaign against windfarms and solar projects, and to block state agencies from planning for future sea-level rise, the Guardian has learned. The trusts, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, served as the bankers of the conservative movement over the past decade. Promising anonymity to … Continue reading UK: Media campaign against wind energy funded by anonymous conservatives
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Iberdrola receives planning consent for 288 MW kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland
Kilgallioch will see a total investment of over €465 million to become the company’s second largest onshore wind energy project in the UK and one of Europe’s largest wind power plant. United Kingdom is a key market for the renewable business of IBERDROLA where it operates more than 1,200 MW onshore wind capacity and is … Continue reading Iberdrola receives planning consent for 288 MW kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland
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Canada Pension Fund Poised for Stake in UK Wind Farm
A Canadian pension fund is poised to make a 500 million pound ($790 million) swoop for a stake in the London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Sunday Times Reports, without citing sources. The U.K. paper says it is understood that pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec is close to … Continue reading Canada Pension Fund Poised for Stake in UK Wind Farm
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UK surge in wind energy
More than 1,200 new wind turbines will be dotted throughout Britain’s countryside over the next year. There are 763 onshore wind turbines due to be erected this year, adding to the 4,366 currently in operation. A further 7,843 wind turbines have been approved but are yet to be built, taking the total slated for construction … Continue reading UK surge in wind energy
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Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
The creation of hundreds of jobs and production of huge amounts of home grown renewable energy is one step closer today as RWE npower renewables makes a series of announcements about the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The company, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, is announcing a consultation on the wind farm’s … Continue reading Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
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SSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
SSE has agreed to sell four wind farms with a total generation capacity of 79.5MW to a new fund managed by Greencoat Capital, for a total cash consideration of £140m. SSE will invest up to £43m of the consideration into shares in the new fund. In the event that the fund is over subscribed, SSE’s … Continue reading SSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
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More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
More wind generation records have fallen in recent days, reflecting growing use around the world of this clean, reliable energy source. This week, top billing goes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the utility system serving most of the Lone Star State and saw a record January 29, when at … Continue reading More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
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DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Westermost Rough in the North Sea on the British east coast. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, the transmission assets will be sold to an … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
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Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
Arise Windpower AB, a Scandinavian renewable-energy developer, plans to build a wind farm in western Scotland as the country targets an 80 percent cut in power-industry emissions by 2030. Arise will install as many as 35 wind turbines at the wind energy project, its first in Scotland, the Halmstad, Sweden-based company said today in a … Continue reading Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
Continue readingWelsh economy could receive 2.7 billion euro boost with onshore wind energy
Around 2,000 jobs could be created every year up to 2050 in Wales, and €2.7 billion injected into the Welsh economy, if the Welsh government target for 2,000 MW of onshore wind capacity by 2025 is met, a new reportby RenewableUK – an industry body – and the Welsh government claims. However, if approval rates … Continue reading Welsh economy could receive 2.7 billion euro boost with onshore wind energy
Continue readingDONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
DONG Energy says it has erected two 6 MW Siemens offshore wind turbines at the site of the Gunfleet Sands III demonstration project in England. According to Siemens, the installation was performed by an offshore wind installation vessel called “Sea Installer.” The wind turbines were already tested onshore at both the Hovsore test center and … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
Continue readingScotland’s energy boon continues with £165m investment in offshore wind energy sector
New figures published by industry body, Scottish Renewables, has revealed for the first time that Scotland’s offshore wind farm developers have invested around £165m in the Scottish economy so far. Scottish Renewables asked its members developing offshore wind projects in Scottish waters how much they had invested in the sector to date. The results showed … Continue reading Scotland’s energy boon continues with £165m investment in offshore wind energy sector
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UK-Ireland wind energy deal is model for Europe
The agreement to be signed today in Dublin by the Energy Minister of Ireland and the UK Secretary of State for Energy to pave the way for the export of Ireland’s wind energy to Britain could serve as a template for other countries – and be a step towards a pan-European electricity grid. “With greater … Continue reading UK-Ireland wind energy deal is model for Europe
Continue readingIreland to sign wind energy export deal with UK
The Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, and his British counterpart, Edward Davey, will today sign a Memorandum of Understanding allowing Ireland to export wind power generated electricity to Britain. Plans for an €8bn wind energy project that would allow new wind farms in central Ireland to export power to the mainland UK … Continue reading Ireland to sign wind energy export deal with UK
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Renewable Energy Generation Ltd.: Sale of Wind Farm Portfolio
Renewable Energy Generation Limited (“REG”) (AIM: WIND), the UK renewable energy group, announces that it has entered a long term strategic partnership with a fund managed by BlackRock (“BlackRock”) (the “Transaction”). The Transaction comprises three key components: 1) The immediate sale of two of REG’s newly built wind farms at Sancton Hill (10MW) and South … Continue reading Renewable Energy Generation Ltd.: Sale of Wind Farm Portfolio
Continue readingKedco to Build Three Wind Energy Projects in Northwest Ireland
Kedco plc, (AIM:KED) the renewable energy group focusing on the production of clean energy in the UK and Ireland, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Reforce Energy Limited (“Reforce”) has signed a co-development agreement with a private landowner for three wind farm projects in the North West of Ireland, with a total … Continue reading Kedco to Build Three Wind Energy Projects in Northwest Ireland
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Siemens wins new wind energy order in Scotland
Siemens has signed a contract for the supply of 25 wind turbines for Mid Hill Wind Farm in Scotland. Siemens will also provide a five-year Service and Availability agreement. The wind farm is located at Fetteresso near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire and will consist of 25 x SWT-2.3-93 turbines, of which 20 will have a 125m tip … Continue reading Siemens wins new wind energy order in Scotland
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Wind energy: Jacks Lane decision is ‘a victory for common sense’ says Res
RES has welcomed the decision to dismiss a legal challenge by protesters against a six turbine wind farm at Jack’s Lane near Fakenham in North West Norfolk as a “victory for common sense”. The High Court upheld the decision to allow the wind farm to go ahead, which was made by a Planning Inspector following … Continue reading Wind energy: Jacks Lane decision is ‘a victory for common sense’ says Res
Continue readingGood Energy acquires consented onshore wind farm site
Good Energy Group plc (“Good Energy or the “Company), owner of Good Energy Limited, the UK’s leading 100% renewable electricity supplier, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of an onshore wind farm site from RWE Npower Renewables Limited, for a consideration of up to £3.0 million. The site, located by Hampole, … Continue reading Good Energy acquires consented onshore wind farm site
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