Green Investment Bank to Give Wind and Waste Energy Priority
It now seems that Green Investment Bank will start lending money to renewable-energy projects. This is going to take place as of April of next year. However, not ...
by Justin Becks December 13th, 2011
Scottish Windfarms Get Paid to be Shut Down for Producing Too Much Energy
There has been a lot of talk recently on whether windfarms could produce enough energy to be worth building. Well, according to new reports, they may be producing too much. Just recently six Scottish windfarms had to be paid £300,000 ...
by Emma Young May 2nd, 2011
Google Announces Plans to Invest Some $100 Million into Wind Project
It looks like Google is going to continue to do whatever it can to help the world go green. In fact, Google has just recently announced that they are going to invest an amazing $100 million into the larger Shepherd's Flat wind project that will be created in Oregon. This
by Jenson Brayshaw April 19th, 2011
Wind Energy Leading Renewable Power in the UK
Reports now clearly show that wind power in the UK is leading renewable energy technology, according to government statistics. The latest report finds that wind accounts for almost half of the nation's renewable generation. The figures also reveal that, in ...
by Justin Becks January 6th, 2011
Scotland Launches New £70 Million Wind Energy Fund
Shipyards and ports across Scotland are being given some £70 million to help tackle a multi-billion pound funding gap facing the offshore green economy, according to Alex Salmond, who is the First Minister of Scotland. Overall, this is great news ...
by Tessa Clarke November 4th, 2010
Scotland has Power Demand Met by Wind Turbines
It now seems that for the first time, power generated by wind turbines has met the demand for power in the north and northeast of Scotland. Sources have reported that the renewable energy source successfully powered every single home and ...
by Jason Drew September 3rd, 2010
UK Government Announces £10 Million in Funds for Wind Energy Project
The government has just recently announced £10 million worth of public funding for a number of companies that are handling offshore wind energy projects. This is all part of the UK government's plan to create more renewable energy. This now represents ...
by Justin Becks July 8th, 2010
Figures Show Wind Energy Supply is to Increase by 13 Percent
The available supply of renewable energy that is generated by wind is currently expected to increase by some 13 percent by the end of 2010 according to brand new figures. Right now the European Wind Energy Association has predicted that the total installed capacity of wind energy in the European
by Emma Young June 18th, 2010
UK Could Be Turned into a Net Exporter of Power Thanks to Wave and Wind Energy
According to new studies, the UK's offshore wind, wave and tidal energy could turn the country into a net exporter of energy. The first study to put a financial value on the UK's offshore renewable energy resources has said that ...
by Jason Drew May 20th, 2010
UK Small Turbine Industry is Being Killed Off
The UK's small wind turbine manufactures are saying that they will lose out to foreign solar panel manufactures in the race to cash in on the UK government's new feed in tariff scheme. They go on to claim that their ...
by Jenson Brayshaw March 12th, 2010
British Wind Energy Association Says UK Reaches 4GW of Installed Wind Energy
The UK has achieved a milestone in wind capacity this week, finally pushing past the 4GW of installed wind energy capacity. The break through came after three new projects were commissioned for a combined capacity of 118MW, said that British ...
by Emma Young October 23rd, 2009
