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ScottishPower opens two new wind farms
First Minister of Scotland and chair of Iberdrola formally switched on the 28-turbine 56 MW Mark Hill and 60-turbine 120 MW Arecleoch wind farms. Mark Hill and Arecleoch will generate sufficient power for up to 100,000 homes.
Source: ifp, Date and Time of entry: 31 January 2012 00:00

California could hit solar grid parity by 2015
As fossil fuels continue to rise, the cost of implementing solar technology is dropping. California aims to provide 33 % of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
Source: pvi, Date and Time of entry: 31 January 2012 00:00

Chepstow wind turbine firm nets multi-million deal
Production of the 120- tonne structures is to begin next month, and 14 of them will stay in Wales at the Pant-Y-Wal wind farm, near Rhondda
Source: freepress, Date and Time of entry: 21 January 2012 00:00

Chepstow firm Mabey Bridges 45 wind turbine deal jobs
Mabey Bridge has taken on 45 people and transferred 50 more to its factory in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, after the deal with German company Nordex. Fourteen towers will be sited at the Pant-y-Wal wind farm in Rhondda. The rest will go to Scotland.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 January 2012 00:00

Strangford Lough generator given all-clear
The world's first tidal current energy turbine, in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough, has been given an environmental all-clear by a group of scientists.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 January 2012 00:00

SSE wind power passes milestone
Energy giant SSE has built enough onshore wind farms across the UK to power 700,000 homes, it has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 January 2012 00:00

Oyster 1, Orkney
first full-scale 315kW Oyster wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre's test site at Billia Croo, near Stromness in Orkney in the summer of 2009.
Source: ap, Date and Time of entry: 03 January 2012 00:00

Wind turbine bursts into flames
The turbine in a North Ayrshire wind farm caught fire on Thursday afternoon. Fire engines attended the blaze which died out after a matter of minutes at the wind farm situated above Ardrossan at around 3.40pm.
Source: stv, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2011 00:00

UK green energy projects fall by wayside in dash for gas
The construction of new renewable energy generation capacity has fallen dramatically, as the big six energy suppliers pursue a "dash for gas" policy that could put the UK's climate change targets out of reach and leave households with higher bills.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

UK's biggest biomass plant ready for firing: RWE
RWE npower will start firing Britain's largest dedicated biomass plant at Tilbury in Essex in the next few days and full commercial operations are expected by the end of the year, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

UK woodfuel suppliers map launches
A new national biomass suppliers database to help those looking to take advantage of the Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) has been unveiled by the Biomass Energy Centre (BEC) and Carbon Trust
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

Worries raised over Blyth biomass power station plan
Energy company RES wants to build the 100-megawatt plant at the Battleship Wharf cargo handling site on the River Blyth between the villages of North Blyth and Cambois.
Source: jlive, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-15653535
FabTest will enable developers to cost-effectively trial wave energy devices in Falmouth Bay, prior to linking up to Wave Hub off the county's shore.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

Work starts on Bio Groups £5m Stockport green gas plant
Green energy firm Bio Group has teamed-up with British Gas to create the facility, on the site of the former Ashton Road Landfill site, in Stockport. The Fairfield Bio Energy plant will be open in Autumn 2012
Source: menmedia, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

Work starts on Stockport bio energy renewable gas plant
It is being built by Bio Group, in partnership with British Gas, on an old landfill site at Bredbury Park Industrial Estate.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2011 00:00

Wood-waste burning biomass plant approved in Kent
Kent county council has granted permission for the company’s UK subsidiary, STEAG New Energies UK, to build a Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) at Ridham Dock in Kent which will burn approximately 160,000 tonnes of waste wood a year.
Source: letsr, Date and Time of entry: 02 December 2011 00:00

Noisy wind farm 'drove couple out of their home'
Jane and Julian Davis, moved out of Grays Farm, Deeping St Nicholas, near Spalding, Lincs, four years ago because of the strain of living with the incessant noise.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 01 December 2011 00:00

Couple launch landmark battle to silence turbines
They claim it became so intolerable they were forced to move from their home in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, six months after the eight-turbine wind farm began operating just over half a mile from their home in 2006.
Source: dmail, Date and Time of entry: 01 December 2011 00:00

Couple settle secretly over wind farm case at High Court
Julian and Sarah Davis, of Grays Farm, in Deeping St Nicholas, launched a claim and an injunction against defendants including Fenland Windfarms and Fenland Green Power Co-operative
Source: pbtoday, Date and Time of entry: 01 December 2011 00:00

Islay Wave Power hand over
Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Inverness-based marine energy company, has cause to celebrate after successfully handing over the world’s first full life wave power plant into commercial operation.
Source: invcour, Date and Time of entry: 28 November 2011 00:00

(Islay Wave Power) Inverness firm hands over Spanish wave power plant
The Highlands company built the Limpet demonstrator wave project on Islay in Argyll.It is also working on plans to harness wave power at Siadar off the west coast of Lewis on the Western Isles.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 28 November 2011 00:00

Twelve wind turbines in Powys get go-ahead
(August 2010) The local planning committee gave permission for Tirgwynt wind farm subject to a number of conditions, including their height not exceeding 80m (260ft).
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 28 November 2011 00:00

Thanet wind farm gets £150m investment
The 100-turbine Thanet Offshore wind farm off Thurness Point in Kent was completed in June and covers an area of almost 14 square miles (35 sq km).
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 November 2011 00:00

Drax biomass plans 'threatened' by subsidy levels
The operator of the UK's largest coal-fired power plant says plans for new biomass plants are "in doubt" due to proposed government subsidy levels.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 November 2011 00:00

Plans for £120m Sheffield biomass power plant unveiled
The plant, to be built near the former site of the Tinsley cooling towers in Sheffield, will generate enough electricity to power 40,000 homes, energy firm E.on said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 November 2011 00:00

East Yorkshire wind farm wins planning approval (2010)
Last year the council turned down plans for six turbines at Sober Hill Farm near North Newbald on the grounds it would harm the area's natural beauty.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 November 2011 00:00

Switch-off for noisy wind farms
At Askam wind farm, which comprises seven turbines, a control system was installed to turn off the machines when wind speeds get too high. Also 12 Turbines at Lissett, near Bridlington
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 22 November 2011 00:00

Ecotricity launches ‘Ecobonds’
Ecotricity, the UK’s largest renewable energy company, is launching a second issue of its popular 'Ecobonds’, worth £10 million.
Source: eaem, Date and Time of entry: 16 November 2011 00:00

Inquiry considers Langford wind farm plan
A planning inquiry is taking place in Bedfordshire to decide whether a wind farm should be built in the village of Langford.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

£103m boost for renewable energy
Chancellor George Osborne has announced an extra £103m of funding for renewable energy in Scotland.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Penmanshiel wind farm application lodged
A bid to construct a 15-turbine wind farm in Berwickshire has been lodged with Scottish Borders Council.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Atlantic Array: Bristol Channel wind farm proposal
Plans for a huge offshore wind farm in the Bristol Channel are to go on show to people across south and west Wales. Atlantic Array would be roughly 10 miles off south Wales and nearly nine miles off north Devon.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Work starts on access road to Mynydd y Betws wind farm
Lorries are carrying stone along the A474 between Pontardawe and Cwmgors for a road which will lead to the 15-turbine Mynydd y Bettws wind farm.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Lochelbank wind farm fund to open
Lochelbank wind farm fund will pay out £20,000 a year for the next 25 years to projects in the Glenfarg and Bridge of Earn area.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Brunta Hill wind farm application submitted
A planning application to build a wind farm north east of Lauder in the Scottish Borders has been submitted. PNE Wind UK wants to construct a total of 10 turbines at the Brunta Hill site.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Fullabrook wind farm turbine testing nearly complete
Devon Wind Power said the site at Fullabrook, between Barnstaple and Braunton, should be fully operational "within days".
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Residents give their views on Rampion Offshore Windfarm
Residents were asked for their views about a planned windfarm off the East Sussex coast at an open day in Brighton.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Dogger Bank wind farm could means 'jobs for life'
College leaders have said plans for an offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire coast could provide "jobs for life."A consultation is currently under way into a plan to construct a 3,475 sq mile (9,000 sq km) site at Dogger Bank.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

Saved Argyll wind tower plant 'making good progress'
A wind tower manufacturing plant in Argyll which was saved from closure in May is making "good progress", according to its new owners. Wind Towers Limited reported production was well under way at Machrihanish on a 32-tower order for Clyde Wind Farm.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 November 2011 00:00

South West Scotland Wind Farms - Turbine maps
covers Arecleoch; Artfield Fell; Assel valley; Breaker Hill; Dersalloch; Glenapp & Loch Ree; Glenchamber; Glenvernoch; Hadyard Hill; Hill of Ochiltree; Kilgallioch; Mark Hill; North Rhins; Straid; Tralorg Hill.
Source: blogspot, Date and Time of entry: 11 October 2011 00:00

Solar bridge points to a bright future
(Blackfriars)The most striking feature of the latest addition to the capital’s streetscape is that it will generate enough electricity to power about 300 houses every year.
Source: self, Date and Time of entry: 04 October 2011 00:00

Solar panels on Blackfriars station over Thames
More than 4,400 solar panels are being installed on the roof of a railway station in central London spanning the River Thames.
Source: sxm, Date and Time of entry: 04 October 2011 00:00

East Sutherland groups benefit from Kilbraur Trust fund
The wind farm, operated by Falck Renewables Wind Ltd since 2008, makes annual payments to the Kilbraur Windfarm Community Benefit Trust. Community groups are invited to apply to the Trust for funding for specific projects.
Source: ntimes, Date and Time of entry: 30 September 2011 00:00

Gigawatt milestone for Scottish Power wind farms
Scottish Power Renewables has now expanded its operation to 24 wind farms. The larger of the two, at Arecleoch, has 60 turbines. Neighbouring Mark Hill has 24 turbines
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 September 2011 00:00

First wind farm going up
It has been more than two years since Breckland Council gave planning consent for the wind farm on the remote 5.7 acre site at North Pickenham where residents were praised for being IMBYs – in my back yard – after backing the plans.
Source: lynne, Date and Time of entry: 27 September 2011 00:00

Windfarm to be built at beauty spot
The proposal for three turbines at Hillhead of Auqu-hirie near Stonehaven was approved after being scaled down by developers in an attempt to reduce the visual impact on the area.
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

HUNDREDS MARCH AGAINST BIOMASS INCINERATOR IN DAVYHULME
Holding banners, waving placards and chanting "What do we want - clean air! When do we want it - now!" more than 400 people marched for two miles through the streets of Davyhulme and Urmston.
Source: labour, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Sunshine field wins backing
John Fillingham Services has been granted planning permission for the project on land it owns at Hellaby, Rotherham, to provide electricity to the company and potentially sell surplus electricity to the National Grid.
Source: thestar, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

High capacity for vogt solar’s first UK solar power plants
Situated in the south of England, the Ebbsfleet Solar Farm leads the charge with a 4.9MWp capacity.
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Plans bid to create solar park at Ebbsfleet
Feb 2011: A planning application has been submitted by James and Alexandra Pace. The plans include 60 rows of 3-metre high solar panels installed between the Richborough Power Station and the East Kent Access Road.
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Plans in for Solar Park at Ebbsfleet
Feb 2011: The council has received an application for the use of approximately 12 hectares of land at Ebbsfleet for a Solar Park.
Source: thanet, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Residents urged to attend Sussex windfarm open days
Residents are being urged to find out more about a planned windfarm Rampion / Hastings off the East Sussex coast at a series of public information events.
Source: bc, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

E.ON Takes Next Step In Round Three Offshore Wind Project
Rampion, which was named after the County flower of Sussex by students at Davison High School in Worthing, would be located around 13km off the Sussex coast and has the potential to supply around 430,0001 homes with renewable electricity.
Source: build, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Request to up turbine height is rejected
October 2009:A BID to increase the height of the proposed new wind turbines destined for Crimp near Morwenstow has failed.
Source: tiplym, Date and Time of entry: 20 September 2011 00:00

Vestas wind turbine factory: Consultation on Kent plans
A public consultation has begun on plans to build a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Danish firm Vestas has an option to lease the land at Sheerness Docks and make giant offshore wind turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 September 2011 00:00

Charges 'threaten' Scottish wave and tidal power plans
Scotland is in danger of losing its place at the forefront of research into wave and tidal energy because of high connection charges, it has been warned.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 September 2011 00:00

China: Villagers protest at Zhejiang solar panel plant
Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have held three days of protests at a solar panel plant over pollution fears.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 September 2011 00:00

Call for Bishop’s Castle biomass plant site sale to be reopened
Campaigners today called for the sale of the site of the proposed £5 million biomass plant in Bishop’s Castle to be reopened to other buyers if developers cannot agree a deal with council chiefs soon.
Source: salopstar, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2011 00:00

Councillors vote in favour of Cheshire biomass plant
The Ince Park development is a joint venture between Peel and Covanta, which aims to build a 95MW energy from waste plant on the site.
Source: uweek, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2011 00:00

UK’s largest rooftop project is now complete
At 1.65MW the project, installed at the Promens warehouse in Beccles, Suffolk, trumps the previous 1.16MW record. Developed by Lightsource and constructed by Grupotec, the solar installation was financed by hundreds of investors throughout the UK.
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2011 00:00

UK's largest solar roof installation goes live
(July 2011)The UK's largest solar rooftop array will go live today on Promens warehouse in Suffolk in South East England.
Source: etimes, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2011 00:00

Biomass schemes will boost destructive timber imports, claims wood industry
Big wood companies are trying to halt Drax, RWE and others pressing ahead with a raft of lower-carbon energy schemes which would see large power stations switch from burning coal to timber.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2011 00:00

Dong sells half of Gunfleet Sands
Dong Energy has sold 49.9 per cent of the 172MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm to Japan's Marubeni Corporation for £200 million. Dong said back in March that it expected to sell up to half of Gunfleet Sands and Burbo Bank "soon".
Source: uweek, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Banks files Lanarkshire wind farm plans
Banks Renewables has submitted a planning application to the Scottish government for a proposed the Kype Muir project wind farm in South Lanarkshire.
Source: renews, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Wellow Wind Farm Decision On Hold
A decision on plans for Five Giant Wind Turbines at Wellow has been put hold. Isle of Wight Council is requesting further information before the plans will go to public consultation again.
Source: iowr, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Scout Moor Wind Farm expansion plans prepared
Plans to add to the 26-turbine Scout Moor site, on land between Edenfield and Rochdale, Greater Manchester, are being prepared by owners Peel Energy.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Humber wind turbine plans 'on track'
Plans to build an £80m wind turbine factory in Hull are "ongoing and on track", manufacturer Siemens has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Tllting at offshore wind
Offshore wind is moving ahead rapidly in the UK. There is 1.5GW in place, over 2GW in construction and 1.7GW with approval. And DECC now says that up to 18GW could be installed by around 2020.
Source: erw, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Turbine numbers cut following public consultation
PLANS for an extension at a Mearns windfarm have been revised following consultation with the community. A proposal had been made to build seven new turbines at the windfarm at Tullo near Laurencekirk.
Source: mearns, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Stuck wind farm crane blocks road near Dunkeld
The A822 was closed to traffic on Saturday morning after the crane slid off the road near the Griffin wind farm, Dunkeld.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Villagers fight plan for huge wind turbine
Furious residents of Mereclough have formed an action committee to fight plans for a massive wind turbine overlooking their village.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Japanese company invests in UK wind farm
The agreement was concluded with Dong Energy, the Danish company specialising in renewable energy, on Thursday. Marubeni has bought a 49.9 per cent stake in Gunfleet Sands wind farm, located off the Essex coast and capable of generating 172MW.
Source: ft, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

Work starts at SSE's 35-turbine Gordonbush wind farm
The first of 35 turbines are being erected at the site of a wind farm costing more than £100m to construct near Brora in Sutherland.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2011 00:00

UK's biggest solar energy farm connects to national grid
Solar panels at Howbery business park in Oxfordshire to generate up to 682MWh a year
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

Wallingford's solar powered Howbery Business Park starts generating electricity
Solarcentury expects the 3000 solar panels at Howbery Solar Park to save 350 tonnes of CO2 emissions at Howbery Business Park in Wallingford.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

Dorset solar farm 'will power 100 homes'
The 1,100 ground-mounted solar panels at Slepe Farm, off the A35 near Poole, are expected to generate more than 500,000 kWh of electricity a year.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

Somerset solar farm build is under way in Puriton
Work has begun in Somerset on what will become the West Country's biggest solar farm. It is being built near Puriton, on the Somerset Levels, and will cover about 31 acres (13 hectares) - or 15 football pitches - of land.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

Barmoor wind farm decision will not be contested
Campaigners have reluctantly ended their long-running battle to stop a wind farm being set up in Northumberland.
Source: journal, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

Hills and woodland would 'contain' Barmoor scheme
SIX wind turbines are to be erected on land near Barmoor following the secretary of state's decision to approve a scheme put forward by developers Force 9 Energy.
Source: berwicka, Date and Time of entry: 05 September 2011 00:00

North Dover Appeal
Land west of enifer downs farm and east of archers court road and little pineham farm langdon
Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

Inquiry into wind turbines starts
Scores of people are attending a public inquiry into a planned wind farm at North Dover in Kent. Dover District Council set up a relay system and marquee because so many people were attending the meeting.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

Proposals also include an anaerobic digester plant
Approval for the same type of plant at the former Otterpool Quarry in Sellindge has provoked anger from residents who presented a 2,000-signature petition to Kent County Council in March
Source: e-energy, Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

First 100 days of Government
The Scottish Government, through Scottish Enterprise, provided funding support to AWS. (June 21, 2011) First Minister formally opens the 28-turbine Mark Hill and 60-turbine Arecleoch windfarms, near Barrhill
Source: cospp, Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

Order for 200 wind turbine structures
Hutchinson Engineering (Widnes, UK) has been chosen as the sole supplier of wind turbine towers in the UK for XZERES Wind Europe Ltd in a contract worth £1.2 million.
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

Wind power blasts ahead in generation figures
Wind power production has soared in the last three months while fossil fuels have fallen, according to new figures from the government.
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 30 August 2011 00:00

New turbine farm is in the wind
SEVEN turbines are set to be built on a new £18.5 million wind farm at Coldham. Called White Mill the new 14 MW wind farm will be built by the Co-Operative Group on land it owns adjacent to its existing eight turbines.
Source: fenc, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

Just how many solar projects beat the fast-track review?
Westmill Solar Farm – 5MW; Langage Solar Park – 5MW;Hawton Solar Park – 5MW;Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK – 4.6MW; Marston Solar Farm – 4.51MW; Rhos-Y-Gilwen – 2MW; Wheal Jane Solar Farm – 1.4MW;
Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

The Body Shop to complete the largest self-funded rooftop installation in the UK
AZUR SOLAR has installed the largest, self-funded roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system in the UK for Ethical retailer The Body Shop – just days before the effects of the fast-track feed-in tariff review set in.
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

UK’s largest rooftop project is now complete
Lightsource Renewable Energy and Octopus Investments have now completed what is thought to be the largest solar rooftop in the UK. At 1.65MW the project, installed at the Promens warehouse in Beccles, Suffolk, trumps the previous 1.16MW record
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

Wind farm refused in Scotland
RSPB Scotland has welcomes decision to refuse consent for Stacain wind farm in Argyll, Developer Bagmoor Winds proposal would have been located within the Special Protection Area (SPA) for Golden Eagles
Source: bwatch, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

Stacain windfarm rejected for second time
Scottish Minister have again refused consent for the planned 14-turbine Stacain wind farm near Inveraray following a six-year planning process with two formal public inquiries.
Source: argyll, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

Vattenfall, Technip and AREG seek consent for offshore wind demo site
Aberdeen Bay wind farm could provide research hub for nascent renewable energy sector
Source: bgreen, Date and Time of entry: 10 August 2011 00:00

Thefts At New Solar Farm
A police investigation is underway into reports of two solar panels stolen from a solar farm on the outskirts of Newport.
Source: iowradio, Date and Time of entry: 04 August 2011 00:00

BKS Energy complete Isle of Wight solar farm
BKS Energy successfully completed the 320KW solar farm just days ahead of the feed-in tariff alterations.
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 04 August 2011 00:00

Richborough solar farm begins producing power
The £13m project, on the site of the former Richborough Power Station in Kent, is capable of supplying 1,300 homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 August 2011 00:00

Plans to build solar energy site
When running at full capacity, the park at Richborough could generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity per year, to be fed into the national grid
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 03 August 2011 00:00

Derby Toyota switches on 17,000 solar panels in project
Work on 17,000 solar panels at Toyota's Derbyshire Burnaston manufacturing plant, which aim to cut bills and save energy, has been completed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 01 August 2011 00:00

Developers beat deadline finish £8.5m solar farm in Lincolnshire
WORK on one of the UK's largest solar energy farms has been completed just days before a Government deadline. The ten-acre facility in Stow, near Lincoln, was finished on Thursday, just in time for today's cut-off point.
Source: tilincs, Date and Time of entry: 01 August 2011 00:00

£15 million solar park connects to grid ahead of Feed in Tariff slash
With more than 21,000 solar panels, the £15 million site, based at Langage Energy Park in Plympton is capable of generating 5MW of energy, which Yorkshire-based power-project developer, Carlton Power, has already begun exporting to the National Grid.
Source: tidevon, Date and Time of entry: 01 August 2011 00:00

SSE Plc announces progress in onshore wind farm develop
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has applied to Ofgem for accreditation under the Renewables Obligation in respect of its two principal onshore wind farm developments, Clyde and Griffin.
Source: yrn, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Gordonbush wind farm fund blows in, prior to official launch
APPLICATIONS are now being invited for the first two rounds of awards from the Gordonbush wind farm community benefit fund.
Source: northtimes, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Collett buys turbine transport
Specialist heavy and project transport contractor Collett & Sons in the UK has bought the wind turbine transport division of MDF Transport. Contracts include managing large projects, for example, on the GordonBush wind farm
Source: cranes, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Scottish & Southern Applies For Renewables Obligation Accreditation Read more:
Slieve Kirk 27MW in Northern Ireland is expected to be Scottish & Southern Energy's next completed onshore wind farm, in the next few months.
Source: fox, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Wilburton giant solar farm connected to National Grid
One of the largest solar farms in the country, able to power 1,200 homes, has been connected to the National Grid.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Plan to Build UKs Largest Solar Farm in Ely Village
PLANS to build one of the UK’s largest solar farms in Wilburton have been unveiled this week.
Source: solarpv, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2011 00:00

Wave device tested off Scotland exceeds expectations
US-based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), which also has offices in Warwick, Warwickshire, deployed the machine from Invergordon, Easter Ross.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 July 2011 00:00

Swindon Honda wind turbines plan expected to be approved
Ecotricity, which has applied for planning permission with Honda, said it was vital to invest in alternative sources of power for the future.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 July 2011 00:00

MoD concerns stall Honda wind turbines plan
(October 2010) AN objection from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has led to the decision over the proposal to build three wind turbines at the Honda plant being delayed.
Source: swindon, Date and Time of entry: 12 July 2011 00:00

Honda's wind farm plans 'may lead to noise pollution'
The car manufacturing giant is proposing to build a new wind farm close to the village of South Marston, as part of plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its nearby factory.
Source: hygenisis, Date and Time of entry: 12 July 2011 00:00

RWE npower win legal bid over Mynydd y Gwair wind farm
An energy company has won its legal bid against a Welsh Government decision to block plans to build Wales' tallest onshore wind farm.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 July 2011 00:00

Another large-scale solar park - Fen Farm - completed in Lincolnshire
Ecotricity has today completed its ground-breaking 1MW solar park in Lincolnshire, which is expected to be among only a handful of large-scale projects completed in the UK.
Source: spp, Date and Time of entry: 11 July 2011 00:00

Energy firm bid to put up 80m sensors
A PAIR of 80-metre wind gauges could soon be erected in Sellindge as part of an energy company's multimillion-pound proposals for a wind farm.
Source: kent, Date and Time of entry: 11 July 2011 00:00

UK's biggest solar facility up and running at 1.4MW Wheal Jane
A disused tin mine today becomes the UK’s largest solar farm with the switch-on of a 1.4MW PV development in the country’s southwest.
Source: recharge, Date and Time of entry: 10 July 2011 00:00

Wales' first solar park powers up in Pembrokeshire
The first solar park in Wales is expected to start converting sunlight into electricity later at the Rhosygilwen estate in Pembrokeshire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 July 2011 00:00

UK's two biggest solar installations start generating energy
The 1MW Fen Farm solar park and the 1.4MW Wheal Jane park in Truro are two of several such large-scale projects rushing to connect to the grid.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 08 July 2011 00:00

UK's two biggest solar installations start generating energy
The 1MW Fen Farm solar park and the 1.4MW Wheal Jane park in Truro are two of several such large-scale projects rushing to connect to the grid.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 08 July 2011 00:00

Community fund set up for Dales villages
A COMMUNITY fund has been set up for Nidderdale villages by the developers of Knabs Ridge wind farm.
Source: harrogte, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2011 00:00

Wind farm 'would affect Wick airport'
The other farms are at Forss, Causeymire, Boulfruich, Flexhill, Achairn, Baillie, Camster, Bettyhill, Strathy North, Strathy South, South Shebster, Hill of Lieurary, Burn of Whilk, Stroupster, Bower, Durran, Olgrinmore, Halsary and Wathegar.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2011 00:00

Trading blows
Bosses at Boulfruich Windfarm insist plans by Caithness Power to build four giant windmills less than a mile away will stop gusts reaching their smaller units which would be dwarfed by the four new 590ft turbines at Latheronwheel.
Source: thesun, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2011 00:00

SSE's Clyde wind farm starts generating electricity
The first electricity has been produced from Scottish and Southern Energy's Clyde wind farm in South Lanarkshire. The Perth-based company said the first turbine had been "energised" and the electricity exported to the national grid.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2011 00:00

Vestas Wins EDF Energy Fallago Rig Windfarm Contract
Vestas will supply 48 turbines to the EDF Energy onshore windfarm in the Lammermuir Hills. The Fallago Rif project is being built by North British Windpower and once completed it should generate around 144MW of renewable electricity.
Source: ueo, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2011 00:00

Newcastle University borehole project strikes hot water
Making the city's borehole has been noisy, but after four months, engineers have finally found hot water thousands of metres below the earth's surface.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

North Devon wind farm 'likely to be refused'
Plans for a wind farm in North Devon look set to be refused after a planning committee unanimously rejected the application. RWE Npower Renewables wanted to build nine 103m (337ft) tall turbines at Batsworthy Cross near Witheridge.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Wales wind farm debate 'not over' says Powys council
Councillors in Powys say the debate on large wind farm developments in mid Wales is "far from over".
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Council rejects wind turbines in Cambridgeshire village
Plans to erect four wind turbines near a Cambridgeshire village of Ellington have been rejected. Renewable energy company RES UK & Ireland Ltd applied to Huntingdonshire District Council to build the turbines on a 219-hectare (540 acre) site.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Walney Island offshore wind farm building to begin
Work will start next year on a wind farm to be built off Walney Island in Barrow. The £1.6bn project will see 108 turbines operational within three years, doubling the number of turbines in that area of the Irish Sea.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Complaints temporarily shutdown Sutherland wind farm
Highland Council ordered that turbines at a wind farm be shut down on a temporary basis after nearby residents complained about noise from the site.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Gigawatt milestone for Scottish Power wind farms
Two new wind farms in South Ayrshire, which are operated by Scottish Power, have entered production. The opening of the Arecleoch and Mark Hill wind farms here in South Ayrshire is a significant milestone for Scottish Power Renewables.
Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Rooksbridge earmarked for wind farm with new plans
Studies are being carried out at a site in Somerset for the potential development of a six-turbine wind farm. Broadview Energy Limited wants to build on land east of the M5, about 0.62 miles (1km) south of Rooksbridge.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 June 2011 00:00

Brough Head wave farm plans put back three years
Plans for a major marine energy development off the west coast of Orkney have been put back by three years by the developers.
Source: orcadian, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

Government subsidy cut prompts solar outrage
The Government's decision to cut subsidies for solar energy to all but the smallest projects will threaten investment and job creation in the alternative energy sector, environmental and industry groups warned yesterday.
Source: indie, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

Home owners say solar panels are too expensive
60 per cent of homeowners believe that solar panels are too expensive to buy and install upfront, a further 7.5 per cent believe that installing solar panels wouldn’t save them much money on their annual household electricity bills.
Source: easier, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

Villagers’ 60k solar panel bid
GREEN-minded villagers are bidding for a £60,000 cash grant to help them install solar panels on their community buildings.
Source: mail, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

Council backs £15m energy scheme
A MULTI-million pound scheme to use council-owned buildings to generate “green” energy for Peterborough and beyond has been given the go-ahead.
Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

Three Scottish wave energy projects get the go-ahead
The Crown Estate’s latest leases for development include a second 10 MW demonstration of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy converter off north west Lewis and a 10 MW project by Vattenfall and Pelamis Wave Power off the west coast of Shetland.
Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2011 00:00

RWE May Turn Tilbury Plant in U.K. Into Largest Biomass Burner in Britain
RWE AG, Germany’s second-largest utility, may convert its 1,050-megawatt coal-fired power station in Essex, southeast England, to run on wood pellets, which would make it the largest biomass plant in the U.K.
Source: bloomberg, Date and Time of entry: 24 May 2011 00:00

Biomass | Tilbury Docks Power Plant
The company behind the proposal is Tilbury Green Power Limited which is a subsidiary of Express Energy, a renewable energy developer.
Source: red, Date and Time of entry: 24 May 2011 00:00

Wood-burning may bring reprieve for Tilbury Power Station
This potentially paves the way for more of Britain’s coal-fired power stations to convert their furnaces to burn wood pellets or other biomass material.
Source: bmssblog, Date and Time of entry: 24 May 2011 00:00

Raynesway turbines could interfere with airport radars
Plans for two wind turbines near Derby look set to be delayed after airport bosses raised concerns about possible radar interference.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 May 2011 00:00

Wind farm development 'paves the way' for Isle of Man
A wind farm development close to the Isle of Man will "pave the way" for future Manx energy development, says the environment minister.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 May 2011 00:00

Highlands in energy revolution
The Highlands and Islands are on the brink of an energy revolution, a senior enterprise figure has claimed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 May 2011 00:00

Tidal energy trial in Thames offers glimpse of future
If the trial proves successful and does not adversely affect the environment, hundreds of turbines could be installed between Kent and London.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 May 2011 00:00

Wind expansion divides community
Opinion is broadly pro-environment and pro-renewable energy. Most people have been relaxed about wind turbines sprouting from the flat tops of the Cambrian mountains.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2011 00:00

Mabey Bridge Chepstow windfarm tower factory opens
A new multi-million pound factory making towers for wind turbines has opened in Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2011 00:00

Wind farm development near island at 'early stage'
Plans for an offshore wind farm about 12 miles off the Manx coast are at an "early stage" according to developers. Centrica Plc was awarded wind farm development rights for the Irish Sea zone in January 2010.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2011 00:00

Liverpool Bay wind farm meetings in Rhyl and Merseyside
In a two-page newspaper advertisement, DONG Energy says it is "in the early stages" of submitting an application to extend its Burbo Bank operation.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2011 00:00

Sheep farmer seals £10m pioneering windfarm contract
Neil Ewart has secured guaranteed finance for his proposed windfarm near Langholm, which should allow the 10-megawatt Craig wind farm development to go ahead, providing enough energy to power 5,400 homes.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2011 00:00

Vestas Plans to Build Wind Turbines at Sheerness Dockyard, Times Reports
Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark may announce today that it plans to build wind turbines at Britain’s historic naval dockyard of Sheerness, on the Thames estuary, the London-based Times reported
Source: bloomburg, Date and Time of entry: 11 May 2011 00:00

Sheerness Port boost could see 'thousands of jobs'
At the time of going to press, details were sketchy but it is understood the project will go ahead if the company receives orders to supply its V164-7.0MW turbines to UK wind farms.
Source: kentonline, Date and Time of entry: 11 May 2011 00:00

Firm appeals against Oldbury wind farm rejection
Sophie Nioche, from Wind Prospect, said:
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 May 2011 00:00

Reality Check: How many wind turbines?
The SNP target of achieving 100% of Scotland's electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020 has been met with disbelief from its principle opponents. It's also been warmly welcomed by many in the energy industry.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Four in the running for £1.1bn offshore wind farm links
Ofgem announced late last week that lines to the first 630MW phase of the London Array, as well as links to the 576MW Gwynt y Môr and 250MW Lincs wind farms, are up for grabs, representing around 1.4GW of offshore wind energy capacity.
Source: bus-green, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

London-based architect offering cash for land to build small windfarm
Nicholas Taylor, of family firm Shetland Aeolian, plans to install one or two 660 kilowatt turbines
Source: shettimes, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

FLOATING HOTEL WILL BE HOME FOR WINDFARM WORKERS
The Siemens technicians are working on the £1bn Walney Offshore Windfarm for Dong Energy of Denmark.
Source: nwemail, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Rushy Mead M4 wind farm plan rejected over landscape fears
Plans for a wind farm in Berkshire have been rejected over fears it would harm the landscape and heritage sites.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

David Cameron agrees to Newton Aycliffe wind farm talks
The Prime Minister has agreed to arrange a meeting between a planning minister and residents opposed
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Further harbour work under way at Ramsgate in the UK
All are on the back of increasing activity from nearby offshore wind farm projects. Ramsgate is the operations and maintenance base for Vattenfalls Thanet windfarm, which became operational late in 2010, and also for the larger London Array windfarm.
Source: dredging, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Minch Moor windfarm plans rejected
Swedish company Vattenfall finally learned this week that their application to erect 12 turbines on the famous beauty spot had been rejected by the Government reporter assigned to deal with the case.
Source: peebles, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Bedminster BIOMASS – Digesting Waste
According to their homepage, Bedminster Bio-Conversion (1970 to 1999) Bedminster AB (1999 to 2003) developed the Bedminster Technology as a waste to compost solution for municipalities in the USA, Australia and Japan.
Source: ecoworld, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Bedminster signs global rights to 'bio-energy' technology
Bedminster International has signed exclusive global rights for a technology which produces green renewable energy from waste
Source: independen, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Planners give green light to £35m MBT plant
A £35m facility to recycle biodegradable waste into renewable energy is set to open in Cheshire after council planners gave the scheme the thumbs up.
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Navitus Bay tops public poll for name of offshore wind park
Dutch developers Eneco ran a competition to name the proposed 90 mega watt (MW) wind farm. Navitus Bay was suggested by Jacky Ellwood from Christchurch, Dorset. Navitus means energy in Latin.
Source: eneco, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Wind power: Even worse than you thought
A new analysis of wind energy supplied to the UK National Grid in recent years has shown that wind farms produce significantly less electricity than had been thought, and that they cause more problems for the Grid than had been believed.
Source: register, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Consultation on solar energy farm plans in Cornwall
Benbole Energy Farm (BEF) is behind the development on a 15-acre site at St Kew near Wadebridge, which it said would provide power for about 600 homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Port’s wind of change could bring oil bonanza-style transformation
Rory Clarke, a board director at JR Rix & Sons, the £350m-turnover petrol-to-shipping group, said the Government’s plans to create huge offshore sites in UK waters at Hornsea, Dogger Bank and Norfolk are “potentially transformational” for Hull.
Source: yorks post, Date and Time of entry: 03 May 2011 00:00

Work to start on UK's first solar farm at Benbole Energy Farm near Bodmin
Benbole Energy Farm, between St Kew and St Mabyn near Bodmin in North Cornwall, has been granted per
Source: ticornwl, Date and Time of entry: 12 April 2011 00:00

Worthy Farm houses ‘largest’ private solar scheme in UK
The site of Glastonbury festival, Worthy Farm in Somerset, is now home to largest solar PV in UK
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 07 April 2011 00:00

Glastonbury Festival site becomes a solar power station
Worthy Farm boasts the largest privately owned solar power station in the UK.
Date and Time of entry: 07 April 2011 00:00

Glastonbury becomes the festival of light
Worthy Farm's solar power generating system unveiled
Source: efest, Date and Time of entry: 07 April 2011 00:00

Offshore wind farm plan displayed at energy centre
A joint venture of Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall will work together to develop the "East
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 April 2011 00:00

'Wildness' loss worry over Tomatin wind farm plan
'Wildness' loss worry over Tomatin wind farm plan
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 April 2011 00:00

South coast large offshore windfarm scheme named
A proposed 76 sq-mile (200-sq-km) windfarm off the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coasts has be
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 April 2011 00:00

Navitus Bay wind farm to be built off Hampshire coast
Between 150 and 240 gigantic turbines are planned at the 76 square mile wind farm between Swanage an
Source: dailyecho, Date and Time of entry: 06 April 2011 00:00

Britain ‘has enough agricultural space for biomass crops’
Research from Southampton University has established that the UK has enough spare agricultural space to plant short-rotation energy crops without disrupting food production.
Source: convnews, Date and Time of entry: 05 April 2011 00:00

Short-rotation crops can be grown sustainably in England
Planting short-rotation energy crops on Englands unused agricultural land could produce enough biomass to meet renewable energy targets
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 05 April 2011 00:00

Glacier melt 'fastest for years'
Melting mountain glaciers are making sea levels rise faster now than at any time in the last 350 years, say experts from Aberystwyth and Exeter.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 April 2011 00:00

UK to hold 10% of global offshore wind market
Earlier this year, the government approved plans for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, which wi
Source: lce, Date and Time of entry: 05 April 2011 00:00

Wind farms need to 'cut costs or die out'
Vatenfall runs both the Kentish Flats off Herne Bay and Thanet offshore wind farms off Margate.
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 05 April 2011 00:00

Newsnight Scotland wind farm comment seen as 'insult to Perthshire'
He is now facing a backlash from locals living near wind farms either operating or being constructed at Drumderg, Calliacher and Griffin. Residents near each of the sites have long campaigned, ultimately unsuccessfully, in a bid to protect the pictur
Source: courier, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Warning of major disruption as Griffin wind farm parts are transported
Thousands of tonnes of materials are set to make their way on to Perthshire's roads this month as construction of the giant Griffin wind farm gets under way.
Source: courier, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Harelaw renewable energy park - Scoping Opinion
SCOPING OPINION FOR THE PROPOSED HARELAW RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK, SOUTH OF NEILSTON, IN THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS OF EAST RENFREWSHIRE & EAST AYRSHIRE
Source: scotgov, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Harelaw Wind Farm Images, Views
Proposed views of Harelaw wind farm from various locations (pdf 6MB)
Source: elderslie, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Nissan seeks fair wind for farm
The car maker plans to power the factory with seven turbines, capable of producing enough electricity to power the equivalent of 2,600 homes.
Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Kenyans fear Dakatcha Woodlands biofuel expansion
Some ask: "Why 'feed' a car in Europe when hunger at home is still a reality?"
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Dun Law proposal for extension (2005)
Planning application for extension to Dun Law Wind Farm
Source: res, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Dun Law wind farm triples capacity ahead of schedule (2009)
An installation of 35 new turbines which has tripled the capacity of a Scottish wind farm has been completed and is generating electricity three months earlier than planned, developers RES announced this week (November 10).
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

In China, the true cost of Britain's clean, green wind power experiment: Polluti
Wind power's uncertainties don't end with intermittency. There is huge controversy about how much energy a wind farm will produce (Pictured above, wind turbines in Dun Law, Scotland)
Source: auburn, Date and Time of entry: 23 March 2011 00:00

Campaigners stage Nant y Moch wind farm protest
A protest against plans for 64, 140m (459ft) tall wind turbines has been staged in the Cambrian Mountains.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Oldbury wind farm application recommended for approval
The Stoneyard Lane scheme would be built off Hill Lane, about 2.5km (1.5 miles) from Oldbury power station.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Talks start over south coast's new offshore wind farm
Up to 240 turbines are planned for the site to the west of the Isle of Wight which could generate electricity for up to 800,000 homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Wigtown Bay wind farm bid knocked back by government
The site off Dumfries and Galloway had been earmarked for about 90 turbines. The proposal faced opposition during the consultation process.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Warwickshire wind farm test mast approved on appeal
Broadview Energy applied in 2009 to build a 60m (196ft) mast to gauge wind conditions on land between Knightcote and Bishop's Itchington.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Ecotricity site considered for Sellindge windfarm
An electricity company that wants to build a new windfarm in Kent has started consulting local residents.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Sellindge villagers expected to fight wind farm proposals for area
A PROPOSED wind farm would be "another nail in Sellindge's coffin", the village residents' association has warned
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Protesters try to blow the wind out of Purbeck farm‎
ANGRY residents, fiercely opposed to a four-turbine wind farm in the Purbeck countryside, have gathered in a show of defiance.
Source: echo, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

D Day for 410 foot wind turbines
Highland councillors will be asked this week to approve plans for a 19-turbine windfarm near Garve – despite the plans receiving more than 500 objections
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Wind energy - 20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible
Such wind power turbines could be a solution for expanding Europe' offshore wind farm capacity, providing several times more electricity at lower costs than today's wind turbines.
Source: reve, Date and Time of entry: 21 March 2011 00:00

Green plant to power up: Eccleshall
WORK on a green power plant is set to be completed within months. (2007)
Source: tistaff, Date and Time of entry: 09 March 2011 16:03

The Eccleshall Biomass Story..
Case study of the development of a green power station
Source: natarch, Date and Time of entry: 09 March 2011 16:03

Mixed emotions over wind decision
For now the wind-blasted sweep of Barvas Moor remains the haunt of birds such as golden eagle and plover, but LWP may submit new plans. It was estimated the scheme, if approved, would have generated 650 Megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 12:49

Decision on Lewis wind farm
April 2008: Plans by Lewis Windpower for a wind farm at Barvas Moor in Lewis have been refused consent on the grounds of incompatibility with European law.
Source: scotgov, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 12:48

‘Rape of our land’ thrown out by council
A PLAN to build a wind farm on land south of Hirwaun has fallen at the first hurdle.
Source: dpost, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 12:25

Wind power breezes through 5GW mark
September 2010: The 5GW landmark has been achieved by the commissioning of two major wind farm developments in September – Vattenfall’s 300 megawatt (MW) Thanet offshore wind farm, the world’s biggest, which comes on-stream today and the expansion of
Source: yin, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 12:00

Ruthin’s Jones Bros signs £400k Wylfa deal
In particular, it operates nationwide as a provider of infrastructure for wind farms, where it is regarded as one of the UK’s leading contractors. Last year the family-owned firm, which has its national headquarters in Denbighshire, completed infrast
Source: dpost, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 11:58

E.ON completes work on Haswell Moor wind farm
Oct 2010: Renewable energy giant E.ON has today (October 6) finished the construction and connection of its onshore wind farm at Haswell Moor in County Durham.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2011 11:52

Fullabrook wind farm ‘on target’ say developers
CONSTRUCTION of the Fullabrook Wind Farm is on target for completion and operation by the end of the year, according to developers.
Source: g24, Date and Time of entry: 26 February 2011 09:10

Fullabrook wind farm
Of course one has every sympathy with the people of West Down during the construction phase of the Fullabrook windfarm
Source: fa, Date and Time of entry: 26 February 2011 09:09

The Fullabrook Down Wind Farm site
In France there is a 500m exclusion around operational turbines because of danger, and the European minimum safe distance between turbines and houses is 2km.
Source: aawf, Date and Time of entry: 26 February 2011 09:08

South coast's new offshore wind farm location unveiled
A firm has revealed the location of a 76 sq-mile wind farm comprising 390 wind turbines off the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coasts.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 February 2011 12:23

Chris Huhne to reopen Delabole wind farm
The UK's first commercial wind farm, at Delabole in Cornwall, is due to reopen later after a multimillion-pound redevelopment.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 February 2011 12:22

Scoping opinion, (8MB)
Proposed Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension
Source: gov, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:52

Bishampton Bank wind farm 'should not go ahead'
Plans for 126.5 m (415ft) high wind turbines in Worcestershire should be turned down, council officers said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:50

Glenluce wind turbine rejection overturned
A wind farm in south west Scotland has been approved by the Scottish government after being rejected by councillors. Four turbines can now be built near Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:49

Fisherman worried about 'unknown damage' from windfarm
Fishermen in East Yorkshire have said plans to build an offshore windfarm could damage their livelihood. The Crown Estate has secured plans to build an offshore windfarm in a lobster ground off Bridlington.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:47

Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall has started a discussion and consultation with the local community, local authorities and statutory consultees regarding the extension of Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm.
Source: vattenf, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:44

Calls grow for bay pier rebuild with turbine cash from operator Vattenfall
Vattenfall spokesman Mandy Broughton confirmed that when the Kentish Flats wind farm five miles off Herne Bay was first opened, bosses handed over £200,000 which was spent on eco-projects at Reculver and Wildwood Discovery Park at Herne.
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:42

In China, the true cost of Britain's clean, green wind power
This toxic lake poisons Chinese farmers, their children and their land. It is what's left behind after making the magnets for Britain's latest wind turbines...
Source: dmail, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:41

Cash boost for Thanet businnesses as work begins on Array wind farm
Thanet is home to the current holder of that title, the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm operated by Vattenfall. But London Array plans to outdo them by building a wind farm capable of generating more than twice as much electricity – enough to power almost
Source: tikent, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2011 11:39

Government grants permission for first new offshore wind farm since 2008
Energy company E.ON was granted permission to build the 77-turbine Humber Gateway wind farm, which will be sited around five miles off the Holderness coast in Yorkshire.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 10 February 2011 11:17

Eight bidders battle for £1bn wind farm power links
The successful bidders will compete for the links to the Gwynt y Môr, Lincs and London Array (phase 1) offshore windfarms worth a combined £1.1bn.
Source: ce, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:45

E.ON’s humber gateway wind farm gets approval from government
E.ON has today (9 FEB) announced that Department for Energy and Climate and Change (DECC) has granted it planning approval to build the 230MW Humber Gateway Offshore wind farm. .
Source: yrn, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:44

Two more wind farm firms set to follow Siemens to Humber region
Dawn of a new age: Experts predict two new wind farm manufacturers are set to come to the region following Siemens' decision to build an £80 million facility in Hull.
Source: h&ER, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:43

Humber on Spanish energy firm's radar
HULL is unlikely to clinch deals with energy giants for a second wind turbine factory, a ports chief has revealed.
Source: h&ER, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:42

UK gives go-ahead for 235 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm
E.ON has been granted permission by the UK government to construct a 230 MW wind farm off the coast of Humberside
Source: pgen, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:39

Government announcement on FiTs review will kill the renewable industry
The Solar Trade Association is dismayed at yesterday’s announcement of an early review of the solar feed in tariff by DECC Minister Chris Huhne.
Source: solaruk, Date and Time of entry: 09 February 2011 10:37

Thousands of jobs created in Hull turbine plant plan
Engineering conglomerate Siemens and port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) have agreed to develop plans for the facility at Alexandra Dock.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 20 January 2011 13:27

Radical designs for future wind farms could prevent landscape from being spoiled
WEIRD and wonderful 'alternative' wind farms could be the future of green energy in Lincolnshire, campaigners and energy experts say.
Source: tilincs, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:25

SPR AWARD WHITELEE EXTENSION WINDFARM CONTRACT TO JOHN SISK & SON AND ROADBRIDGE
ScottishPower Renewables, the UK’s leading developer of onshore windfarms, has appointed the joint venture of John Sisk and Son Limited and Roadbridge, as the main contractor for the Whitelee Extension Windfarm development in East Ayrshire.
Source: spr, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:22

MORE THAN 120,000 VISITORS BLOW-IN TO WHITELEE WINDFARM
The visitor centre at Whitelee Windfarm near Glasgow has recently closed its doors for the winter break and official figures released by ScottishPower Renewables have revealed that more than 120,000 people have come to see Europe’s largest windfarm i
Source: spr, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:22

Bishampton Bank wind farm 'should not go ahead'
Plans for 126.5 m (415ft) high wind turbines in Worcestershire should be turned down, council officers said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:20

Lancaster University revives wind turbine plan
Last year Lancaster City Council threw out a scheme for two turbines on land behind the university.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:20

First electricity generated at Greater Gabbard and Walney wind energy projects
Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, in which SSE owns a 50% stake, is being developed with RWE npower renewables, the UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy. It is located approximately 23km off the Suffolk coast, in the North Sea. The first three wind turbines
Source: reve, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:18

Suffolk: Wind farm Greater Gabbard produces first green power
Suffolk’s Greater Gabbard wind farm has generated electricity for the first time, the project developer has revealed. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) powered up three of the North Sea development’s offshore 140 turbines at the end of 2010.
Source: eadt, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:17

Salmond hails hydrogen energy facility in Fife
As well as generating enough electricity and hydrogen for the heating and lighting of the Hydrogen Office, the turbine is also expected to export sufficient electricity to meet the annual energy demands of the Methil Docks Business Park.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:15

Triton Knoll wind farm substation plan on hold
Plans for a substation which would take electricity generated by a huge wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast have been put on hold.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:14

Giant wind turbine assembly starts
European energy company Vattenfall said it had delivered the first of nine consignments of turbines and towers for the Ormonde wind farm to be based 10 kilometres off Barrow-in-Furness.
Source: btel, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 18:14

India plans Asian tidal power first
The company Atlantis Resources is to install a 50MW tidal farm in the Gulf of Kutch on India's west coast, with construction starting early in 2012.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2011 10:21

Wind farm plan refused
Langford Parish Council had strenuously objected to the plans, saying it feared the wind farm would set a precedent allowing developers to site turbines much closer to homes.
Source: biggleswd, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 15:31

Imminent decision about wind farm
DECISION day - 5th January - is almost upon us and the future of the proposed Langford wind farm will be revealed.
Source: biggleswd, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 15:29

RES consent for 99 MW Dunmaglass Wind Farm, Scotland
RES has received consent from the Scottish Government to build the 99 MW Dunmaglass Wind Farm south of Inverness, Scotland. The £70-100 million wind farm will comprise of 33, 3 MW wind turbines, each with a maximum height of 120 m.
Source: ref, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 15:28

Dong Energy to test next generation Siemens turbines in UK and Danish waters
published reports suggest the most likely location for one of the tests is the 172 MW Gunfleet Sands wind farm off the Essex coast, where Dong Energy already has a license for turbine testing.
Source: remag, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 15:25

2010's Biggest Renewable Energy Projects
construction of the 180-MW Robin Rigg Wind Farm, Scotland's first offshore wind farm, was completed by E.ON in April 2010. the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, a 172-MW wind farm 7 km off the Clacton-on-Sea and Holland Essex coast in the Northern T
Source: reworld, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 15:06

2010's Biggest Renewable Energy Projects
The largest offshore wind projects that were completed in 2010 were located around the UK. Seven miles off the coast of Kent at its closet point, the $1.2 billion Thanet Offshore Wind Farm officially began powering the UK grid with 300 MW of new ren
Source: reworld, Date and Time of entry: 05 January 2011 13:30

Giant Windfarm approved by Government despite opposition
The 33 turbine, 99MW Dunmaglass windfarm, 20 miles from Inverness, will, on average, supply annually enough electricity for 46,000 houses, said the Scottish Government yesterday after giving the plan the go-ahead.
Source: thepandj, Date and Time of entry: 03 January 2011 12:46

Achievements all round at Tyseley Waste Disposal!
News release: Having successfully gained the ISO 14001 Accreditation in environmental performance using Team Excel’s services, Tyseley Waste Disposal Ltd has now added to this achievement with the recent completion of the NVQ Award in Environmental M
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 21 December 2010 15:40

Eastcroft incinerator is less than 33% efficient (Mar 2010)
Nottingham City Council has recently released figures showing that in 2007 only 21% of energy from burning waste in the Eastcroft incinerator was sold as heat through the district heating system.
Source: foe, Date and Time of entry: 20 December 2010 19:21

WRG Submits appeal on planning application to expand Eastcroft
(August 2007) Waste Recycling Group has this week submitted an appeal for its planning application to extend the Eastcroft Energy-from Waste Facility. An independent inspector will now determine the application at a planning inquiry.
Source: wrg, Date and Time of entry: 20 December 2010 19:18

Nottingham launches Energy and Waste strategies
Nottingham City Council launched two, nationally significant strategies on Friday June 11 at Nottingham University's School of Built Environment.
Source: mynott, Date and Time of entry: 20 December 2010 19:13

Energy from waste by incineration
A combination of reverse osmosis, CEDI and mixed bed polishing cylinders in two standard 40foot ISO containers provide feedwater for the power generation boiler at the waste incinerator in Bolton
Source: proctalk, Date and Time of entry: 20 December 2010 18:52

Energy firms to get new low-carbon incentives
The government is to guarantee prices for electricity to persuade the private sector to invest in new low-carbon forms of generation.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2010 17:39

FCC strengthens foothold in urban waste management
The report says: "WRG in the UK has won a contract to manage collection of solid waste in Thurrock and subsequent treatment for electric power for a period of seven years. The waste will be compacted prior to shipment to the plant of Allington (Kent)
Source: lets, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2010 11:00

Fears over green power plant plan
(2008)Plans for a "green" power station near Brigg in North Lincolnshire have sparked protests from local residents.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 December 2010 16:54

New energy sources vital to tackle climate change
The president of the UK Royal Society, Lord Rees, has said that it is "essential" for governments to prepare for the worst effects of climate change.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 November 2010 10:07

Renewable energy strategy under fire from MPs
A public accounts watchdog has criticised the UK's "unacceptably slow" progress towards meeting its renewable energy targets.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 November 2010 10:06

Jobs created by Cumbria offshore wind farm
A total of 60 new technician jobs are being created by a new offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. It is envisaged all the new jobs at the Walney Offshore wind farm will be filled by local people
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 November 2010 11:45

Jobs created by offshore turbines
The Walney wind farm is expected to generate power for more than 320,000 households
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 November 2010 11:44

TMP pulls together big hitters in wind power push
The third round of wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone alone – an area twice the size of the Isle of Man – could be worth £15bn. Centrica is to operate the facilities, but the race is now on among wind turbine builders, installers and sub-contractors to
Source: tmp, Date and Time of entry: 15 November 2010 16:54

Wind farm 'to create jobs for Liverpool over 20 years'
A £15bn wind farm in the Irish sea could create jobs for people in Liverpool over the next 20 years, Mark Basnett, of the Mersey Partnership has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 November 2010 16:53

Liverpool's £15bn offshore wind farm plans in Irish Sea
A report has revealed there are big opportunities for jobs in the next phase of development which will see a wind farm twice the size of the Isle of Man built in the Irish Sea.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 November 2010 16:52

Proposal for turbines revealed
Acciona Energy has announced today (june2007) it intends to submit planning applications to Powys County Council for permission to generate electricity from wind at Waun Garno and Mynydd y Cemmaes.
Source: salopstar, Date and Time of entry: 15 November 2010 15:35

Fears over more windfarms
Acciona Energy UK wants to construct 23 turbines at Waun Garno windfarm, near Trefeglwys, and Mynydd Y Cemmaes, near Cemmaes.
Source: salopstar, Date and Time of entry: 15 November 2010 15:34

A2SEA contracted to transport REpower turbines to Ormonde offshore wind farm
European energy company, Vattenfall, has awarded offshore wind farm transport, installation and servicing company, A2SEA, a contract to transport 30 5MW REpower turbines from Belfast Harbour to the Ormonde offshore wind farm.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 13 November 2010 14:39

Planning: RAF objection halts plans for two wind turbine sites
TWO separate applications for wind turbine plants have been refused by planning councillors after concerns from Ministry of Defence about effects on the RAF flight paths.The erection of seven wind turbines at Nutsgrove Farm, near Thorney, and a furth
Source: evetlgrph, Date and Time of entry: 13 November 2010 14:38

Wind farm promises 600 jobs and clean power for 66,000 homes
Up to 600 jobs will be created in building the 48 turbine farm at Fallago Rig in the Lammermuir Hills with a generating capacity of up to 144 megawatts (MW).
Source: record, Date and Time of entry: 09 November 2010 13:36

Lammermuir Hills wind farm approved at Fallago Rig
Energy Minister Jim Mather has approved a wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills despite a lengthy opposition campaign.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 09 November 2010 13:35

Plans for large south coast offshore wind farm on show
Plans for a 100-sq-mile (256-sq-km) wind farm off the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight coasts are going on show.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 01 November 2010 17:57

Politician warms to eco park plan in Shepperton
A senior councillor has said she is reasonably convinced" controversial plans to extend a waste recycling facility in Shepperton - Charlton Lane - should go ahead.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2010 18:51

Severn barrage tidal energy scheme expected to be axed
Plans for a controversial £30bn Severn barrage tidal energy project stretching from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset to Cardiff are expected to be scrapped.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 October 2010 20:18

Council to rethink Bishop's Castle biomass plant plan
Shropshire Council's cabinet has been told to reconsider a controversial decision to sell land to developers who want to build a biomass power plant.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 October 2010 10:41

Oxfordshire town sees human waste used to heat homes
Householders in Didcot have become the first in the UK to use gas made from their own human waste and supplied via the national grid to heat their homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 October 2010 10:20

UK oil use drops as renewable sector grows
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released its quarterly energy statistics, which reveals a 5.3 per cent year-on-year fall in oil consumption and a big increase in the take-up of renewable sources of power.
Source: click, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:31

WRAP awards JPS £1.4m grant
A Staffordshire, UK-based waste collection firm has been awarded a £1.4 million (€1.6 million) grant to help finance the construction of its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.
Source: bioenergy, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:30

Buccleuch BioEnergy wins major contract
In Aberdeen, UK, Buccleuch BioEnergy, a supplier and installer of industrial and commercial scale biomass boiler systems, has secured a contract to supply and install a biomass steam boiler within NHS Grampian’s new energy centre on the Foresterhill
Source: bioenergy, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:29

Wind farms: yet another brewing disaster
Yesterday I talked to two friends of mine who are involved in civil engineering in the UK. They both told me that concrete foundations for onshore wind turbine towers in the UK are starting to crack. Apparently it is being hushed up as much as possib
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:27

Viking scales back plans for 540MW Shetland wind farm
Bowing to pressure from local opposition groups, Viking Energy has scaled backed plans for its 540MW wind farm on the mainland of Scotland’s Shetland, though the project still faces a rough ride in the months ahead.
Source: recharge, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:19

Europe's largest onshore wind farm set for massive expansion
The announcement comes as Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) also unveiled plans to build a 29-turbine wind farm at Waterhead Moor near Largs.
Source: star, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2010 15:16

UK launches contest to reduce offshore wind perils
Britain's Carbon Trust has launched a global competition for a safer alternative to what it calls the "leap of faith" that workers have to make to transfer from service boats onto offshore wind turbines in rough seas.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 29 September 2010 10:37

Giant new turbines arrive on Cornwall site
Parts for four giant wind turbines have started to arrive in Cornwall ready for installation.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 September 2010 10:32

Wind developer e-Gen wins £50m backing
A Borders business has secured a £50m investment deal that will allow it to develop dozens of small-scale wind projects around Scotland.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 September 2010 10:31

Jobs hope at Billingham wind turbine plant
A facility to manufacture parts for wind turbines could bring hundreds of new jobs to Teesside.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 September 2010 10:30

UK 'needs domestic wind energy industry'
The UK government should build a home-grown wind power industry if it wants to meet EU targets on renewable energy, a report concludes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 September 2010 10:13

World's biggest offshore turbine site to be switched on today off the Kent coast
The Thanet farm will be able to generate up to 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power a small city – but only if the wind is strong enough.
Source: dmail, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2010 08:29

Largest offshore wind farm opens off Thanet in Kent
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall said the 100 turbines are expected to generate enough electricity to power 240,000 homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2010 08:17

Cost of fighting Perth and Kinross wind farm plans 'now near £1m'
In light of so many successful appeals, residents also say they feel powerless to stop development, such is the will of the Scottish Government to boost its green power credentials.
Source: courier, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2010 10:33

Wind farm pledge
On Tuesday, East Lothian Council’s cabinet agreed to inform the Scottish Government that it does not object to a change in the planning application by Community Windpower Ltd to reduce the number of turbines being proposed at Aikengall II/Wester Dod
Source: elothcour, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:23

E.ON has officially opened its largest UK offshore wind farm in Cumbria.
Robin Rigg, the 180MW 60 turbine offshore wind farm located in the Solway Firth, began generating power earlier this year and is now celebrating the completion and full operation of the site.
Source: proptalk, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:21

Wind farm protesters hand data to council
Broadview Energy wants the Huntingdonshire District Council to permit four wind turbines to be constructed near the Bicton and Harvards Way industrial parks, between Stow Longa and Kimbolton.
Source: newscrier, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:20

Ocean Electric Power Propose Wind Farm for Isle of Man
If successful in their bid then Ocean Electric Power would base the station along the coast of Ballaugh and Jurby.
Source: 3fm, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:20

Wind farm rejected but battle goes on for campaigners
ANTI-wind farm campaigners near Cockermouth said they were prepared to continue fighting, despite an application for six turbines in Tallentire being turned down.
Source: timestar, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:18

Totnes offers shares to build wind turbines
Totnes Recyclable Energy Society (TRES) is inviting people to buy £800,000 worth of shares for two 100ft tall (30m) turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:16

Windfarm project to create NI jobs?
The £18 million development in Co Tyrone has been given the go-ahead by planners, creating up to 20 construction jobs in the process.
Source: lib-bish, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:15

RWE Innogy awards contract for offshore high-voltage cable
In total, nkt cables will produce around 83 kilometres of offshore cable. The contract value is around EUR 35 million. Besides RWE Innogy, the Munich-based municipal utility company Stadtwerke Mьnchen, and Siemens are also involved in Gwynt y M
Source: prusa, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:14

Energy firm continues to ask for views
As reported in the Echo last Saturday, Lincolnshire County Council officials fear plans for Triton Knoll, to be based off the Mablethorpe coast, could harm onshore tourism, farming, traffic and nature.
Source: lincs, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 17:12

STROUD SET FOR COUNTRY'S SECOND LARGEST SOLAR SCHEME
Artist Damien Hirst is set to build the country's second largest solar power system at Stroud.
Source: glogreen, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 13:32

Damien’s Gone Solar
Following the path of Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk, who created a series of t-shirts to support the Global Ocean Charity. Damien Hirst is set to become the second biggest generator of solar power in the UK - the first being the CIS Tower in Manchester
Source: egraf, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2010 13:26

Huge growth at largest wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables is to add another 75 turbines to Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor by 2012.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 September 2010 14:56

Solway Firth wind farm plans under fire
A senior SNP figure has joined growing calls for a proposed wind farm off the Solway coastline to be scrapped.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2010 11:53

South of Scotland wind turbine proposals unveiled
Plans for two new wind farms in the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway have been revealed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2010 11:51

£70m tidal power scheme goes on display in Anglesey, Skerries
Marine Current Turbines and RWE npower renewables hope to generate a fifth of the island's electricity needs from the £70m project.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 August 2010 10:43

Work starts on wind farm turbines
The first of seven giant turbines for generating electricity on a wind farm in Buckinghamshire is being erected.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:26

Minch Moor wind farm rejected amid scenic impact fear
Councillors in the Borders have rejected plans for a wind farm south of the Tweed Valley.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:25

Approval advised for windfarm - with 65 conditions
COUNCILLORS will be advised to approve plans to build a windfarm with 12 turbines near Carno /Tirgwynt at a meeting to be held this Thursday (12 August).
Source: camb, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:24

Twelve wind turbines in Powys get go-ahead
Twelve wind turbines have been given the go-ahead to be built near Carno in Powys.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:22

Plan for first floating wind farm off Scotland
Norwegian oil company Statoil has identified two potential sites off Lewis and Aberdeenshire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:21

Plan for £31.5m monopiles plant at Redcar Corus site
Preliminary work is under way in Redcar on the development of a new facility to produce monopiles.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 August 2010 16:20

Atlantis Unveils The World’s Largest Tidal Turbine – The AK1000™
Atlantis Resources Corporation (“Atlantis”), one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, unveiled the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built, the AK1000™, yesterday at Invergordon, Scotlan
Source: atlantis, Date and Time of entry: 12 August 2010 15:18

Wind power Vestas: 100 wind turbines in less than 100 days
8th July 2010: More than a month ahead of schedule, Vestas completes the installation of the 100th wind turbine at the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
Source: reve, Date and Time of entry: 28 July 2010 09:24

Vattenfall reveals lessons learnt from Thanet offshore wind farm
It is important to make the most of opportunities given to you and to be proactive during offshore wind farm development, according to the UK offshore wind power director at Vattenfall.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 28 July 2010 09:23

Teesside switched on to wave power
A SUBSEA trenching boss behind a world leading wave power project says Teesside could be to tidal energy what Aberdeen is to oil and gas.
Source: jalive, Date and Time of entry: 27 July 2010 13:57

Wave energy hub and cable en route to Cornwall
The vital components for a £42m wave energy project have been dispatched by ship to Cornwall.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 July 2010 13:57

£150m Cardiff waste incinerator gets 'draft' approval
Plans for a waste incinerator, capable of converting energy to power 50,000 homes, have been backed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 July 2010 09:24

Worries about Solway off shore windfarm development.
A MASSIVE windfarm development off the Stewartry coast could have a devastating effect on the fragile tourist industry.
Source: dumfries, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:12

Turbine plan for promenade
Portobello Energy Descent and Land Reform (Pedal), an environmental community group, has been awarded £72,000 from Community Energy Scotland to launch its bid to build the turbine on the promenade.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:11

Anger at revised wind farm extension
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial move to expand Aikengall Wind Farm in the Lammermuirs have accused the company behind the plans of trying to avoid a public inquiry by cutting the number of proposed wind turbines.
Source: eastloth, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:10

SSER orders Siemens turbines for Scottish wind farm
Electrical engineering company Siemens has received an order from energy provider SSE Renewables (SSER) for the supply of 68 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3MW each, to be installed at the Griffin wind-power farm in the Scottish Highlands.
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:08

Scotland lined up as potential site for first floating wind farm
According to a briefing note obtained by The Scotsman, the two sites being examined by Statoil are off Fraserburgh in the north-east and the North Minch, off the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles.
Source: sentinal, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:04

Statoil stress no decision has been made on Western Isles wind parks
The Norwegian oil firm Statoil, who are looking to drive forward plans for floating wind farms have refuted reports that the company is already committed to two massive wind parks in the Minch off the Isle of Lewis
Source: hebrides, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 14:03

Deal could create 1,000 new green jobs for Glasgow
Up to 1,000 new jobs could be created after the energy giant Scottish and Southern (SSE) announced a tie-up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 July 2010 13:56

Cornwall's Wave Hub energy project 'is going ahead'
The £42m Wave Hub project off the coast of Hayle in Cornwall will go ahead as planned.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2010 12:39

Waste firm lodges wind farm plans
The largest two, standing 125m tall, would be at Waste Recycling Group's mothballed site at Carnaby, near Bridlington. Two others, measuring 87m, are earmarked for WRG's closed rubbish tip at Catwick, with two more at the Gallymoor landfill site, Ho
Source: yp, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2010 08:49

Floating windfarm proposed for sea off Buchan coastline
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has identified a site several miles offshore at Fraserburgh for a multimillion-pound project which involves building three to five turbines. It would be farther from land than standard offshore windfarms, and could be the
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2010 08:46

Government figures wrong, says wind farm developer
Banks Developments wants to create a six-turbine energygeneration site on land close to Hamsterley Forest, near Bishop Auckland
Source: echo, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2010 08:44

Huge wind farm parts shipped from Fife
Energy company, Vattenfall, is ready to take delivery of the first four of 31 steel foundations for its 150 megawatt Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2010 08:43

Plans for £400m Humber wind farm port unveiled
A £400m project to transform the south bank of the Humber into an international centre for renewable energy industries has been revealed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 July 2010 12:32

No rain puts Eigg on toast watch
Residents on the Isle of Eigg have been trying to use household appliances less after a lack of rain affected its hydro power schemes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2010 11:38

Testing Eigg's green credentials
The Isle of Eigg has been dubbed "Scotland's first green island", but what have the islanders done to deserve that accolade?
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 June 2010 11:38

A world-beating feat
THE Ormonde 30-turbine windfarm project may seem small in comparison to the 102 turbines currently being constructed by Danish firm Dong off the coast of Walney, but the turbines being built by Swedish company Vattenfall will place Barrow firmly in t
Source: nwemail, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 10:43

Wind farm scheme set to benefit Barrow
BARROW is hoping to benefit from a new offshore wind energy farm which is set to be built nearby and could lead to new jobs.
Source: westm, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 10:42

Wind turbine factory planned for Hull could still get go-ahead
Plans to create an £80m wind turbine plant in Hull could still go ahead, despite fears of Government cuts.
Source: hull, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 09:13

Wind turbines with blades bigger than the London Eye
Monster wind turbines with blade spans that dwarf the London Eye could be the shape of future green power, it has been revealed.
Source: mail, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 09:12

Wind farm owners get fee to switch off turbines in heavy winds
Owners of wind farms will be paid to switch off their turbines and stop generating electricity if it gets too windy.
Source: mail, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 09:11

Giant wind turbines 'the future of UK green energy'
Huge wind turbines with a span rivalling that of the London Eye could form part of the UK's energy future.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 June 2010 09:11

Cotton Farm wind farm plan generates debate
Candidates for Huntingdon have given their views on plans to build a wind farm at Cotton Farm near Graveley.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 June 2010 12:59

Thanet offshore wind farm nearing completion
A Swedish energy giant is gearing up to launch the world's biggest wind farm off the Kent coast.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 June 2010 12:58

David Bellamy joins Lammermuir Hills wind farm protest
Prof David Bellamy joined the campaigners opposing North British Wind Power's (NBWP) scheme at Fallago Rig in the Lammermuir Hills.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 June 2010 12:56

Wind farm plan 'will blight area'
A group opposing an application to build 48 new wind turbines in the Fallago Rig area of the Lammermuir Hills has called for an inquiry into how the Government decides whether to grant or reject planning permission for renewable energy developments.
Source: st.obs, Date and Time of entry: 21 June 2010 12:55

Plans for a third waste energy plant in Sittingbourne
Countrystyle Group – a waste management and recycling company, which is working with Bioflame – a technology specialist in providing biomass technology, submitted plans to Kent County Council at the end of October to develop a small biomass power pla
Source: kenton, Date and Time of entry: 18 June 2010 12:47

Plans submitted for 25MW Kent biomass facility
Plans for a large-scale biomass heat and power facility - capable of producing 25MW of power from thousands of tonnes of waste wood - have been formally submitted to Kent county council.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 18 June 2010 09:42

Plans lodged for waste wood biomass plant in Kent
Thousands of tonnes of waste wood in the Kent region could be turned into heat and power under proposals submitted to Kent county council last week (June 10) for a biomass facility at Ridham Docks.
Source: letsre, Date and Time of entry: 18 June 2010 09:41

Proposal for a new Biomass Combined Heat and Power plant at Ridham Dock, Kent
Evonik New Energies UK Ltd and local renewable energy developer HES Biopower Ltd have formed a joint venture company and submitted their proposal for a Biomass Combined Heat and Power plant by the end of the year.
Source: evonik, Date and Time of entry: 18 June 2010 09:07

Arecleoch Wind Farm
The £15m contract has been awarded via Farrans Construction who will act as principal contractor and main civil contractor for the works.
Source: bb, Date and Time of entry: 16 June 2010 11:25

(2004) Wind turbine projects power ahead
Two new wind farms which will generate enough power for 118,000 homes have been given the go-ahead. Deputy Enterprise Minister Allan Wilson has announced turbines will be built at Braes of Doune, near Dunblane, and Farr, near Tomatin in the Highland
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 June 2010 16:38

Offshore contractor appointed for Wave Hub
Offshore support firm CTC Marine has won a £7 million contract to handle the installation of a 25 kilometre armoured subsea cable at Cornish marine testing centre, Wave Hub.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 10:24

Offshore Marine Academy launched to plug skills gap
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has today (June 9) launched an academy to train 18-25 year olds to work offshore in the energy and telecommunications markets, in an attempt to help reduce the "significant gap" in the offshore wind industry.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 10:23

Investment in biomass “set to be next global trend”
Large utilities are looking for the next global trend in renewables and biomass "looks set to be the new wind", according to a mergers and acquisitions report from KPMG.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 10:22

Centrica orders £600,000 biogas upgrading plant
Chesterfield BioGas (CBG), the operating division of steel gas cylinder manufacturer Pressure Technologies plc, has secured an order worth in excess of £600,000 to supply energy giant Centrica with "one of the UK's first" biogas upgrading plants.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 10:22

IEA analyses biogas upgrading processes
A report analysing worldwide experiences of upgrading biogas and the different technical approaches that are used "should help the UK and the new government's intention to ensure a huge increase in energy from waste through anaerobic digestion", acco
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 10:21

First electricity generated at Thanet wind farm
The Thanet Wind Farm, 12 kilometres off the Kent coast at Foreness Point, produced power for the National Grid at 17:14 on Sunday May 16 from wind turbine number C08, amid wind speeds of 10-13 metres per second.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 09:11

London Array invites businesses to meeting
THANET businesses interested in finding out how to win contracts with firms building and operating the London Array wind farm can register for a free "meet the buyer" event.
Source: kent, Date and Time of entry: 14 June 2010 09:10

Turbine foundation contract awarded for Walney II
Dutch construction company Ballast Nedam Offshore has been contracted to supply 51 steel wind turbine foundations for the Walney II offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 13 June 2010 20:09

Danes clean up with our wind farms
Charles Hendry, the new energy secretary, will cut his first ribbon in an Essex golf club lounge on Tuesday. It’s an odd venue for the maiden power plant inauguration of his tenure but that is because the site, the Gunfleet Sands wind farm, is five m
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 13 June 2010 20:02

Cold shouldered: Nutberry windfarm knocked back
(2008) Plans for a windfarm at Nutberry Hill, west of Coalburn, have been thrown out by councillors.
Source: nww, Date and Time of entry: 07 June 2010 11:01

STRAW POLL IS ALL WE CAN OFFER
(Feb 2010) It was good of the Scunthorpe Telegraph to inform us this week that the Brigg Biomass power plant scheme has been amended and re-submitted for council consideration.
Source: blog, Date and Time of entry: 07 June 2010 10:36

Planning Application (Resubmission)
This page contains a listing of every document that formed part of the Brigg planning application pack. The document comprised four volumes:
Source: briggrep, Date and Time of entry: 07 June 2010 10:33

Cameron backs Brigg biomass plant
(2008) Conservative Party leader David Cameron MP said he supported a planned biomass in Brigg, when he attended a special public meeting last night.
Source: bnet, Date and Time of entry: 07 June 2010 10:31

Anti-biomass campaign banner stolen
(2009) CAMPAIGNERS who are fighting to block Eco2's plans to build the Brigg biomass plant say they are not going to give up – despite having all of their banners removed.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 07 June 2010 10:30

Joint venture formed to build £1.7 billion Gwynt y Môr wind farm
German wind farm developer RWE Innogy, Munich utility company, Stadtwerke München (SWM) and turbine manufacturer Siemens have today (June 4) announced that they have formed a joint venture to develop the 576MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm off the N
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 04 June 2010 17:17

£2bn offshore windfarm to go ahead off north Wales
The £2bn Gwynt y Mor windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 June 2010 17:14

London Olympic Games site wind turbine scrapped
Plans to build a wind turbine in east London's Olympic Park site have been scrapped.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 June 2010 10:31

RES and airtricity Sign Deal on sale of Slieve Divena Phase II
The acquisition by Airtricity of the Slieve Divena extension is another important step in the ongoing development of the leading renewable energy company’s wind farm portfolio in Northern Ireland, which includes wind farms at Tappaghan, Bin Mountain,
Source: res, Date and Time of entry: 03 June 2010 16:27

Siadar Bay wave power station plan wins islanders' support
It would be sited close to the communities which would have been nearest to the 181 giant turbines which made up the proposed Barvas Moor wind farm - the very communities which were most opposed to the development. However, all are now backing the wa
Source: herald, Date and Time of entry: 03 June 2010 12:46

Politicians react to plan for power station in Aberavon
Building Britain's largest wood-burning power station in Port Talbot may seem, initially at least, to be a 'no brainer' but, how do local voters feel?
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 June 2010 10:02

Protest halts Shetland wind test mast construction
Opponents of the plans for Scotland's biggest community wind farm (Viking) claim construction was not supposed to take place during the bird breeding season.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 02 June 2010 16:54

Planners approve another Viking test mast
SHETLAND wind farm developer Viking Energy Partnership (VEP) has been granted permission to retain a wind data mast at South Mid Field, near Weisdale, for a further three years.
Source: shetland, Date and Time of entry: 02 June 2010 16:54

Wind farms across England to expand says Crown Estate
Wind farm developments off the coasts of Suffolk, Kent, Cumbria and another in Liverpool Bay have all been given the green light to expand their area. Vattenfall Wind Power has been given approval to extend its Kentish Flats and Thanet projects off t
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:33

Wind farm plan unveiled for M40 in Oxfordshire
Ecotricity said it was investigating the potential for nine turbines on a farm near Murcott and its initial study was encouraging.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:31

Turbines start generating power
Situated between Dumfries and Galloway, and Cumbria the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm has reached full operation
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:30

Work starts on wind farm turbines
The first of seven giant turbines for generating electricity on a wind farm in Buckinghamshire is being erected.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:29

Work begins on £500m windfarm near Walney
The start of the £500m Ormonde Windfarm comes only weeks after work began on the £1bn Walney Offshore Windfarm for the Danish state energy firm Dong.
Source: nwem, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:23

Offshore construction begins at Ormonde wind farm
The first foundation piles for the 150MW Ormonde offshore wind farm were laid over the weekend, according to its developers, Swedish energy company Vattenfall.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 12 May 2010 08:22

NFFO meets Belgians for Bristol Channel talks
A THIRD round of talks between National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and Redercentrale, the representative body for Belgian Fishermen, took place recently in London. On the agenda were shared concerns about conservation measures for
Source: fishnews, Date and Time of entry: 04 May 2010 14:38

Green power station site opened
First Minister Alex Salmond has officially opened a £90m biomass power station near Lockerbie. Steven's Croft - owned and operated by E.ON - is the largest wood-fired facility of its kind in the UK.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 April 2010 17:06

Doubts cast over Leith biomass plant plans
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a huge biomass power plant in the heart of Edinburgh's waterfront regeneration area have been thrown into doubt after SNP politicians spoke out against the scheme.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 23:07

Edinburgh today - opposition to the Leith biomass plant grows
Opposition to the proposals for a Leith biomass plant is building, with concerns voiced by local community groups, politicians and Edinburgh City Council
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 22:52

Demand for biomass wood fuel forecast to exceed availability
The "dash to biomass" could mean additional demand for wood fibre for use in large biomass plants could rise to 27 million tonnes per annum in the next five years,
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 22:50

'Support' for biomass plant is scorned
Campaign groups fighting Forth Energy's plans for a £360 million plant that will burn woodchip shipped into Scotland from overseas have ridiculed claims the development will bring "positive benefits" to Leith.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 22:48

they like the biomass fuel concept, but not the location
Two Ely residents living near a proposed wood-chipping and woody-biomass storage site say they are all for the idea - a free fuel source for David E. Norman Elementary School officials estimate save the school $1,000 every three days in heating oil -
Source: elytimes, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 22:47

VIDEO: Eastern Barometer farmer Edd Banks
He bales all his own straw which is sold to merchants in Shropshire and to the power station at Ely. "I'm also going to sell to the new Eco 2 station at Mendlesham once it is up and running."
Source: farmers, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2010 22:44

Power Production Begins at 30-MW Lissett Airfield Wind Farm
Novera Energy announced that its 30-megawatt (MW) Lissett Airfield Wind Farm, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, has started electricity production and sales. The first turbine came into operation this week (Feb 2009), with electricity exported
Source: rew, Date and Time of entry: 30 March 2010 11:41

Abu Dhabi investment in wind farm
A company based in Abu Dhabi has bought a 20% stake in London Array offshore wind farm, which is set to be one of the largest in the world. The planned 1,000 MW project in the Thames Estuary off the Kent and Essex coasts could power three quarters o
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 March 2010 22:09

Offshore wind farm to provide jobs for Thanet
The world's largest wind farm, set to be built off the east Kent coast, is expected to create hundreds of new jobs. The London Array wind farm will have approximately 300 turbines, the energy from which could power 750,000 homes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 March 2010 22:04

Ports in a storm - blogg
So too with Dundee, which had notably little activity with its volume down by 20% on 2008 - and 60 acres of spare land, ripe for development as a "renewables park". By building four biomass plants at its sites that Forth Ports also hopes to get into
Source: bbc-blog, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 13:04

Minister's ambition for future Welsh green energy
Wales has the potential to generate twice its electricity needs from renewable sources within 15 years, says Environment Minister Jane Davidson.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 13:02

East Midlands Airport to be powered by willow trees
East Midlands Airport is thought to have become the first in the UK to plant its own willow farm to produce biomass fuel to power the terminal building.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 13:02

Good Company
COMMUNITIES WITH ENERGY! Making waves on the island of Westray / A carbon free future in Fintry / Shifting the sands in Swansea Bay
Source: goodco, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 09:50

Getting down to business: one community's journey to self-sustainability
Westray has a population of just 600, but once its new Class 1A 900kW Enercon E-44 wind turbine is turning, the island expects to be ploughing hundreds of thousands of pounds back into the community.
Source: greenw, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 09:44

Westray wind turbine takes shape
WESTRAY'S community wind turbine is taking shape this week, having been delivered to the island via Orkney Ferries last Saturday and Sunday.
Source: orkney, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2010 09:43

Kilgallioch Forest 132-turbine wind farm plan submitted
An application for a 132-wind turbine project in southern Scotland has been submitted to the Scottish government. Scottish Power Renewables wants to build the scheme at Kilgallioch Forest near New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 March 2010 17:27

'Milestone' for wave energy plans
Ten sites on the seabed off the north coast of Scotland have been leased out to power companies in an effort to generate wave and tidal energy. Wave schemes will be developed by SSE Renewables Developments off Costa Head and also jointly with Aquamar
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 March 2010 14:34

Sea power winners to be announced
Plans to harness wave and tidal energy from the Pentland Firth and the sea around Orkney are to be unveiled.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 March 2010 11:37

Marine tidal power generating clean electricity
The waters of Strangford Lough run cold, fast and deep, but the experimental technology being tested in Northern Ireland is being promoted as one of the ways to reduce the UK's carbon emissions
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 16 March 2010 11:33

U.K. Tries to Catch a Wave
The U.K. hopes to stake its claim as a leader in the fledgling wave and tidal power sector—a key green technology—when it awards companies licenses on Tuesday to develop around 700 megawatts of marine energy around Scotland.
Source: wsj, Date and Time of entry: 16 March 2010 11:08

Renewable energy? It's an offshore thing
This is the biggest offshore wind farm in the world, but it is a measure of the pace of the sector that it will only hold that record until the 100-turbine Thanet offshore wind farm comes on stream off Britain's Kent coast next year. And after that i
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 11 March 2010 18:03

Statkraft acquires wind farm in Wale
Norway's Statkraft has decided to purchase all the remaining shares in the company Catamount Cymru Cyf, which owns the rights to build and operate Blaengwen wind farm in Wales.
Source: norpost, Date and Time of entry: 11 March 2010 16:51

Energy investor to erect wind turbines near factories
The man who oversaw the sale of British Energy to France's EDF has launched a new venture to build small wind farms near to heavy industrial users of electricity.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 09 March 2010 09:02

Green energy project on the back burner
Cork-based company Kedco said it remained ‘confident’ it could secure additional investment after incurring significant costs related to the planned £15m gasification project in Newry.
Source: belfast, Date and Time of entry: 07 March 2010 22:05

DALSWINTON WIND FARM POWERS FORWARD
2008: REpower UK, the leading wind turbine manufacturer, has completed work at the newest wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway with the official handover of Dalswinton Wind Farm to Airtricity, part of Scottish and Southern Energy.
Source: repower, Date and Time of entry: 07 March 2010 21:24

Banks Developments wind farm plans unveiled
A DEVELOPER has revealed plans for a multi-million pound wind farm development on land around Stillington near Stockton. Banks Developments wants to build four to six turbines around the village, three miles east of the A1(M).
Source: nebusiness, Date and Time of entry: 05 March 2010 09:36

Public Exhibition For Two-Part Teesside Energy Generation Scheme Plans
Plans for a new energy generation project on Teesside, encompassing a wind farm and a combined heat and power (CHP) scheme, are set to go on show at a public exhibition.
Source: banks, Date and Time of entry: 05 March 2010 09:17

Updated Losk Lane Wind Farm Proposals Going On Show
Updated plans for a new wind farm to the south of Bolsover will be going on show to the public at two exhibitions later this month.
Source: banks, Date and Time of entry: 05 March 2010 09:15

Shore Road incinerator appeal to begin
And Perth and Kinross Council has attracted more flak for “dithering” over sounding the death knell for the vast £100 million waste to energy plant proposed for a site close to the South Inch.
Source: perthshr, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:29

Deputy Ogier takes lead on Guernsey waste
Deputy Scott Ogier will take the lead role in bringing forward a new strategy for dealing with Guernsey's waste.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:27

Bradford conference to look at renewable energy proposals
Bradford is to host a national renewable energy conference highlighting the use of biomass boilers which are run on wood chips.
Source: tandargus, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:26

Cleansing process granted US patent
A pilot-scale feasibility study has been conducted at United Utilities’ Davyhulme plant in Manchester.
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:22

Britain is lagging behind other countries in renewable sources
Farmers are aborting plans to build anaerobic digestion plants to convert animal slurries, manure and rotting vegetables into energy after the Government's climate change department made the proposed plants commercially unviable, according to the Ren
Source: indie, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:20

Renewable energy plans for Thetford
A PLANNING application for a renewable energy plant in Thetford has been submitted to Norfolk County Council. Energy Power Recourses (EPR) unveiled proposals earlier this year for a second biomass power plant off the A134 near Thetford, but many liv
Source: thetford, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:18

Communities win low carbon grants
Communities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have won up to £500,000 each to help install new green technologies such as solar panels, hydro turbines and energy saving insulation.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:16

Helius looks to pot ale power in new Moray biomass plant
The company, in which Scottish entrepreneur Angus MacDonald is the largest shareholder, is working on a joint venture with Scottish distillers in Rothes, Moray, to build a £40 million plant.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:08

Support bid for biomass energy plan
But Drax warned "regulatory certainty" is needed if the company is to put forward a watertight investment case for the plants - at Immingham and Hull on Humberside and the company's Selby base in North Yorkshire.
Source: pressassoc, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:07

Helius Energy: Importing biomass necessary to keep costs down
Labour MP for Sherwood, Paddy Tipping, last week (February 23) about what estimates have been made of the amount of biomass needed to fuel proposed new wood-burning power stations and what proportion of it is expected to from UK sources. In response
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:06

Eskdalemuir windfarm plans dampened by MOD
it was concerned about the number of wind farms springing up around one of its sites. MP David Mundell who has been campaigning against wind farm developments in the area said: “The MOD has been totally inconsistent on this issue. They have allowed m
Source: dgstandard, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:03

London Array awards contracts to MPI, A2SEA
The consortium developing the London Array offshore wind farm has awarded contracts to MPI and A2SEA to supply marine crew and vessels for the installation of foundations and turbines for the first phase (630MW) of its1GW project.
Source: recharge, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 10:01

Severn barrage could increase flooding risk, says RSPB
The conservation charity made comparisons to a storm surge barrier across an estuary in the Netherlands to illustrate the potential "risks".
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 09:59

Cumulative Impact of Wind Farms In The Outer Clyde Estuary
It concludes, that if all the wind farms in or approaching the planning system at present are approved, the level of cumulative impact will degrade the environment of this unique area to a totally unacceptable extent. Tangy, Beinn an Tuirc, Deucheran
Source: windwatch, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2010 09:58

North East favoured for £100m wind power research unit
The north-east of England is being considered as the site for a £100m wind power research centre. Mitsubishi said it was looking at a number of sites to carry out research into building the world's biggest turbine blades.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 February 2010 15:20

Tyrone becoming 'dumping ground' for wind farms
The most recent wind farm to be passed came last week when approval for five 70 metre high turbines at Gortfinbar, between Carrickmore and Sixmilecross, was rubber stamped at a planning committee meeting of Omagh District Council.
Source: nww, Date and Time of entry: 25 February 2010 12:26

Biofuel power plant plan refused
An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25,000 homes, has been refused by city councillors.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 February 2010 10:10

SSE tells shareholders that renewables projects are on track
Work at the site of Scottish and Southern Energy's (SSE) 350MW Clyde wind farm in southern Scotland is continuing, while pre-construction work is also under way at the £200 million Griffin wind farm site in Perthshire.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 13:52

SSE tells shareholders that renewables projects are on track
This includes the 500MW Greater Gabbard project, where 69 of the 140 turbine foundation monopiles have now been installed after an initial delay in commencing foundation work.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 13:51

Airtricity buys 20MW Northern Irish wind farm extension project
The Slieve Divena Phase II project is an extension to an existing wind farm near Garvaghy in County Tyrone, which RES Group sold to SSE-subsidiary Airtricity back in 2007.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 12:49

Wind farm under investigation as wild trout stocks disappear
During recent weeks and months, nets dropped in Lough Lee – situated close to Bin Mountain above Killen and Drumquin – under the instruction of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, turned up only a minuscule sample of small puny fish.
Source: nwipp, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 12:47

Veto for windfarm near Presteigne
Powys County Council’s planning committee unanimously refused to allow three 90-metre turbines, a 60-metre mast and a control building to be built at Llanfinhangel Nant Melan, New Radnor.
Source: hereford, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 10:25

New electricity substation will be needed for proposed wind farm
PLANS for the Triton Knoll wind farm off the Mablethorpe coast will require a new electricity substation to be built in East Lindsey.
Source: skegness, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 10:24

Turbine design breathes new life into hopes for UK's renewable targets
Aerogenerator turns conventional windmills on their side, with a 100m tall V-shaped blade rotating on a vertical axis
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 10:23

Clipper confirms plans for wind turbine factory
Manufacturing of wind turbines set to return to England, with factory in Newcastle making world's largest blades
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 09:18

Wind energy projects win lottery cash
Turbines on islands in Orkney and Shetland and at Udny in Aberdeenshire have secured support from the lottery’s Growing Community Assets scheme. Read more: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1620224?UserKey=#ixzz0gRWsAs22
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 24 February 2010 09:13

Dong Energy to construct biomass plant in UK
In the UK, Danish company Dong Energy is planning a multi-million pound biomass power station in Hull.
Source: biofuels, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:42

Giant wind farm one step closer Between Aberdare and Neath
The planned Pen y Cymoedd wind farm would stretch between Aberdare and Neath on land south of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road.
Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:42

Firm plans coastal biomass power station in Hull
The plant, near Queen Elizabeth Dock in east Hull, would be capable of supplying enough power for 500,000 homes, Danish firm DONG Energy said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:37

Drax Group raises concerns over future of plants
An electricity-generating company's plans for three bio-mass power plants is in jeopardy because of concerns over government subsidies, the firm says.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:36

Sleep worries over Rushy Mead wind farm plan
Campaigners against plans for a wind farm in east Berkshire have said they believe the noise of the turbines will disrupt their sleeping patterns.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:36

Wind farm gets planning approval
Planning approval has been given for a wind farm in Carn Hill, Newtownabbey, in County Antrim. Gaelectric is to build a 14 Megawatt wind farm of six wind turbines, capable of generating energy for 8,200 homes a year.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:34

Lincolnshire wind farm to go to public inquiry
An application to build eight wind turbines on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds is to be the subject of a public inquiry. The proposed turbines are planned for a site at Baumber near Horncastle.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 14:33

Alderney Tidal Energy Project
It envisaged, once certain criteria were met, the grant to ARE of a Master Power Generation Licence (“MPGL”). During the term of the TEP (which was set at five years) ARE was granted exclusive access to Alderney’s Territorial Waters and associated s
Source: alderney, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 11:13

Alderney Tidal and Wave Power
The tiny Channel Island of Alderney has been recognised by the energy industry as one of the best potential tidal power locations - better than most of the UK and all of the other Channel Islands.
Source: reuk, Date and Time of entry: 23 February 2010 11:12

Caldercruix windfarm plans are put on hold
Scottish Natural Heritage added that “the combination of Greendykeside, Greengairs and Bracco wind farms would in [our] view create a scattering of moderate and small-scale developments with no cohesive pattern” leading to a “visually confusing scene
Source: a&ca, Date and Time of entry: 18 February 2010 11:35

BA agrees deal for UK jet biofuel plant
British Airways has struck a deal to build the first plant in Europe to produce jet fuel from waste matter.
Source: ba, Date and Time of entry: 15 February 2010 08:54

Aberthaw power station’s plan to experiment with carbon capture
A PILOT scheme to build a carbon capture plant at a power station as part of the effort to reduce global warming is due to be approved next week.
Source: wonline, Date and Time of entry: 11 February 2010 08:08

CO2 capture plant proposal for Aberthaw Power Station
RWE npower this week announced that a planning application is to be submitted to the Vale Council, to introduce the technology to Aberthaw Power Station.
Source: barry, Date and Time of entry: 11 February 2010 08:07

Clegg's pledge for UK to produce more wind turbines
Nick Clegg will pledge to turn disused shipyards into wind turbine production centres, should the Lib Dems win power.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 February 2010 07:50

Olsen orders $320m offshore wind farm installation ships
Norway’s Fred Olsen Windcarrier is ordering two offshore wind turbine installation vessels worth a total of $320.4m from Lamprell, a provider of engineering services to the oil & gas industry. They have also agreed options for two more of the ships.
Source: recharge, Date and Time of entry: 10 February 2010 11:05

RES AND AIRTRICITY SIGN DEAL ON SALE OF SLIEVE DIVENA PHASE II
The acquisition by Airtricity of the Slieve Divena extension is another important step in the ongoing development of the leading renewable energy company’s wind farm portfolio in Northern Ireland, which includes wind farms at Tappaghan, Bin Mountain,
Source: resgroup, Date and Time of entry: 10 February 2010 10:22

'Wind bags' tested in Nottingham under energy plan
Wind bags which would store under the sea excess energy from turbines until it is needed are being tested by a Nottingham University professor.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 February 2010 11:58

BUILDING WORK STARTS AT TULLO WIND FARM
Construction starts today (Tuesday 15th September) on Tullo Wind Farm near Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire.
Source: eneco, Date and Time of entry: 04 February 2010 11:29

West Coast Energy Ltd lodges application for 5 turbine wind farm
West Coast Energy, a leading UK based independent wind farm developer, has applied to East Northamptonshire Council to build its Barnwell Manor Wind Farm. The 5 turbine wind farm would be located around 8km west of Oundle, near the villages of Sudbor
Source: wce, Date and Time of entry: 04 February 2010 09:27

Wind farm proposals for Glenluce
Published Date: 21 May 2008 A NEW wind farm proposal for land at Glenluce is on the cards after West Coast Energy Ltd, on behalf of Barlockhart Wind Energy Ltd, announced they are finalising plans which have been in motion for five years.
Source: galloway, Date and Time of entry: 04 February 2010 09:16

Hearing for 22-turbine wind farm
A hearing will be held next Tuesday (9 Feb 2010)into plans to erect 22 wind turbines near Dunbeath in Caithness. The proposal by West Coast Energy, which is based in Mold, North Wales, has attracted 833 objections and 792 letters of support.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 February 2010 09:04

Fears over future power shortages
Mainland Britain could face power shortages in the years ahead, according to the energy regulator, Ofgem.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 February 2010 09:02

Black Rock Hydro Project
The Scottish Government granted consent for Black Rock Hydro Scheme in December 2008. The scheme is on the lower catchment of the River Glass, adjacent to Black Rock Gorge in Evanton, Ross-shire.
Source: rwe, Date and Time of entry: 01 February 2010 09:42

Wind turbine ‘jungle’ fears
News of a three-turbine plan for Blackstone Edge and a report for six-turbines at nearby Spicer Hill has angered residents, as it comes only months after a similar application at Crow Edge was pushed through, despite a protest lasting more than a yea
Source: examiner, Date and Time of entry: 01 February 2010 09:38

Council welcomes wind farm decision
The council originally opposed the application, for nine wind turbines at Three Moors in Knowstone, in 2008. However, the applicant then lodged an appeal, which resulted in a public inquiry last June.
Source: devon, Date and Time of entry: 30 January 2010 18:45

Wind turbine tower firm creates 240 jobs in Chepstow
A firm making towers for wind turbines is creating 240 jobs and investing £38m in its base in Monmouthshire. Mabey Bridge, which already employs 400 at Chepstow and also Gloucestershire, said the project would create hundreds of skilled and technica
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 January 2010 18:45

Airtricity presents £25,000 to local community projects
This year, Airtricity has made grant awards to a total 30 community based projects within 10km of their wind farms at Tappaghan near Lack in Co. Fermanagh, at Bin Mountain near Castlederg and at Bessy Bell near Mountjoy, Omagh, in Co. Tyrone.
Source: yrn, Date and Time of entry: 27 January 2010 10:49

9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, But Manufacturing Lags
The wind power capacity in the U.S. grew by almost 10 gigawatts in 2009, a 39 percent growth spurt from the year before, but wind turbine output from factories is waning, warned the American Wind Energy Association.
Source: greentech, Date and Time of entry: 27 January 2010 10:46

Approval for 20-turbine wind farm
Plans for a 20-turbine wind farm on a site south of Inverness have been approved by Highland councillors. There were 20 objections to the North British Windpower scheme proposed for Corriegarth Estate, near Gorthlec
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2010 22:21

Stratherrick windfarm protest mounts
The application site is on the wild upland moors of the Monadhliath Mountains on Corriegarth Estate, near Gorthleck
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 19 January 2010 22:21

Scottish and Southern Energy
Forewind, formed by SSE, RWE npower renewables, Statoil and Statkraft, has been awarded development partner status for the 9GW (gigawatts) offshore wind farm proposed for Dogger Bank, 125km from the coast of Yorkshire.
Source: contractor, Date and Time of entry: 16 January 2010 15:58

Round 3 heralds major offshore wind farm expansion
These will potentially see an extra 32GW of electricity generated by turbines located up to 100 miles offshore in water depths up to 60m.
Source: mj, Date and Time of entry: 16 January 2010 11:37

A green review of the Noughties
Wind farms are a major source of renewable energy and have a substantial role to play in combating climate change. The first wind farm in Kent was the Kentish Flats off Whitstable. In 2009 Little Cheyne Court wind farm on the Romney Marsh was opened.
Source: canterbury, Date and Time of entry: 16 January 2010 10:56

Wind farm opened in Antarctica
The joint New Zealand-US project's three huge turbines will provide 11% of the power needed to run the two nations' science bases on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, cutting greenhouse gas output, lowering fossil fuel use and reducing the risk of fuel sp
Source: pressassoc, Date and Time of entry: 16 January 2010 10:54

Government approval for far north windfarm
The Scottish Government has approved another windfarm for Caithness and 14 more turbines at an existing scheme in Moray. Developers behind the £80million Baillie windfarm – comprising 21 turbines at Bardnaheigh Farm, Westfield, near Thurso – say the
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:14

Gone with the wind ... Fairlie turbine project thrown out
North Ayrshire Council unanimously rejected an application by Fred Olsen renewables for a wind farm following a storm of local protest.
Source: largs, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:13

Anyone want an old turbine? Wind farm revamp leads to offer
Good Energy, the company that owns the Delabole wind farm in Cornwall, now has the finance in place to replace the ten original turbines with four more powerful machines which will produce 9.2MW, well over double the current output.
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:12

Two offshore wind farm plans unveiled off Welsh coast
Plans for two massive new wind farms off the north and south coasts of Wales have been unveiled. The sites, one nine miles (15 km) off Anglesey and the other in the Bristol Channel are among nine new offshore wind farm locations in the UK.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:11

Green light for £80m wind farm to feed Beauly-Denny power line
THE Scottish Government yesterday approved an £80 million wind farm that will feed into the controversial Beauly-Denny power line, given the go-head last week. The 52.5 megawatt (mW) Baillie wind farm near Thurso will supply almost 25,000 homes and c
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:10

One of world's largest wind farms is proposed off the coast of Mablethorpe
Renewable energy giant RWE npower is hoping to develop turbines that could provide up to 1,200 megawatts of electricity – more than six times the power provided by the Lynn and Inner Dowsing scheme off the Skegness coast. Turbines for the Triton Kno
Source: lincs, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2010 11:10

New wind farm zones are announced
Successful bids for nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters have been announced. A consortium including Npower and Norway's Statkraft won the licence for the biggest zone, in Dogger Bank, which could produce nine gigawatts of ener
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 January 2010 15:44

Manufacturing sector savages Darling claim that Labour supports green jobs
The industry body, the EEF, points out that over 90% of the €2bn earmarked for the world's biggest wind farm in UK waters – the London Array, off Kent – is being spent abroad and ministers must take some of the blame.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2010 15:07

Nexans wins power cable contract for the London Array
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has won a contract worth approximately 100 million Euros to design, manufacture and supply the high voltage (HV) subsea power export cables that will connect the London Array wind farm to the UK gri
Source: reve, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2010 15:06

Centrica Wind-Farm Funding Shows Liquidity Improving (Update1)
Five wind parks are under construction, including Scottish & Southern’s 504-megawatt Greater Gabbard project, Dong’s Gunfleet Sands I and II and Swedish Vattenfall AB’s 300-megawatt Thanet project. Another 10 have been approved.
Source: bweek, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2010 15:03

Huge wind farm to get even bigger
Planning approval has been given for a wind farm in Scotland to grow - making it the largest onshore site in Europe. The Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor, East Renfrewshire, currently has 140 turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2010 14:58

Danish wind of change on energy
BBC Wales' Environment Correspondent Iolo ap Dafydd looks at the contrast between who invests, owns and benefits from wind energy in Denmark, compared to Wales, and other problems which may face the wind industry.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2010 14:57

For Clean Energy, Britain Looks to Sea
Their developer, Centrica Energy, is thinking bigger. It is preparing to build Lincs, a 270-megawatt wind farm with 75 turbines, five miles offshore in the same area - a large shallow bay known as the Wash, where five rivers drain to the sea. And Cen
Source: sciam, Date and Time of entry: 23 December 2009 14:59

Centrica To Sell 50% Stake In Lincs Wind Farm To Dong Energy
Integrated energy company Centrica Plc (CNA.L: News ) Wednesday said it has agreed to sell 50% equity stake in its 270 megawatt Lincs offshore wind farm to Danish oil and gas company Dong Energy and Siemens Project Ventures, a unit of Siemens Financ
Source: rttnews, Date and Time of entry: 23 December 2009 14:57

Fallago Rig wind monitors approved
North British Windpower Ltd have put in a new application to extend the time the temporary 50m masts can continue in situ and earlier this week Scottish Borders Council's planning and building standards committee agreed to a one year extension.
Source: berwick, Date and Time of entry: 23 December 2009 13:22

Fears over massive sub station plans
The sub-station would take electricity from the proposed Dudgeon offshore windfarm, which will lie 32km to the north of Cromer, and feed it into the National Grid.
Source: dereham, Date and Time of entry: 22 December 2009 13:32

Wind of change a step closer to reality
But the company has run into opposition to its latest proposals from Norfolk locals in the village of Little Dunham, near Swaffham, where it is hoping to locate a sub-station for its Dudgeon Wind Farm in a nearby field.
Source: birmingham, Date and Time of entry: 22 December 2009 13:31

Warwick Energy faces oppositions in Norfolk wind farm project (Dudgeon)
Warwick Energy, planning to construct a £1.3 billion worth of wind turbines which could produce over one per cent of the country’s required energy, is to submit a planning permission for Norfolk’s offshore wind farm.
Source: electric, Date and Time of entry: 22 December 2009 13:30

DUDGEON OFFSHORE WIND FARM
PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ONSHORE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION REQUESTED
Source: warwick, Date and Time of entry: 22 December 2009 13:29

East Of England Renewable Energy Statistics
The East of England remains the leading region for the generation of renewable electricity. It has now passed its first 500MW of installed capacity, with some 508MW built counting both on and off-shore sources.
Source: solaruk, Date and Time of entry: 22 December 2009 13:10

New drive to harness wave power
In the turbulent waters off the shores of Orkney, in the far north of Scotland, an array of bizarre machines is being deployed in a drive to harness the power of the sea. The European Marine Energy Centre at Stromness is playing host to nearly a doz
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2009 16:57

Work due to start at Roskrow Barton Wind Cluster
Work is due to start next week (w/c Sept 3rd) on a two-turbine wind cluster at Roskrow Barton, near Penryn in Cornwall. One of the first steps will be to create a new site entrance from the A39 and construct a track over Roskrow Barton Farm to give
Source: clp, Date and Time of entry: 03 December 2009 21:19

Porthcawl wind farm plans cancelled
PLANS for a controversial offshore wind farm in Porthcawl have been cancelled. Dong Energy and E.on had planned to build the Scarweather Sands farm after being awarded a lease by the Crown Estate in 2003.
Source: waleson, Date and Time of entry: 03 December 2009 21:15

Offshore wind farm plan scrapped
Plans for a wind farm in the Bristol Channel have been scrapped, say the developers. Work on 30 turbines, each 400ft (121.9m) tall, at Scarweather Sands off Porthcawl, had been expected to start this year.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 December 2009 21:13

So how big is your carbon footprint?
Kelley Price takes a look at the average Teessider’s carbon footprint - and how the region’s innovators are helping us to shrink it. (Wilton 10)
Source: gazette, Date and Time of entry: 02 December 2009 23:18

Windfarm near Wick set to go into operation (April2009)
A NEW windfarm near a north town, capable of powering more than 3,000 homes, will come into operation by the end of this month. The Achairn windfarm at Wick has been installed and will be generating energy in the coming weeks.
Source: pandj, Date and Time of entry: 02 December 2009 23:07

REPOWER BREEZES INTO NORTH SCOTLAND
Edinburgh-based REpower UK, the wind turbine supplier, has broken new ground in the far north of Scotland with the successful installation of a wind farm in Wick. The Achairn Wind Farm will generate 6MW of energy, enough to power over 3,000 homes and
Source: repower, Date and Time of entry: 02 December 2009 23:01

Landmark as offshore wind farm is officially opened
Wales' largest wind farm - the Rhyl Flats off the coast of north Wales - has been opened officially by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain in Llandudno. It is expected to be fully operational by the end of the month, and BBC Wales environment correspondent Io
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 02 December 2009 17:22

How business is cashing in with low-carbon creativity
The villagers of Fintry - 300 dwellings, a pub and an enviable leisure centre just north of Glasgow - received a proposal from a nearby wind farm six years ago.
Source: panorama, Date and Time of entry: 30 November 2009 22:54

Visionary villagers put Fintry on the map
Like many settlements, Fintry's success was defined by it's natural resources, with the Endrick Water providing employment for many working the village cotton mill in the 1790s.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 November 2009 22:52

Protesters block wood chip plant
Police have been called after three people blocked a gate at the Western Wood biomass plant in Port Talbot and two others climbed a chimney stack.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 November 2009 13:38

Hydro & wind power facts
*The more wind turbines are produced, the more the price comes down wind-powered energy costs just a fifth of what it did 25 years ago.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 November 2009 23:24

Bears Down Wind Farm
Bears Down Wind Farm is currently the most powerful in Cornwall and the south west of England.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 29 November 2009 23:01

Wind power will make Britain the dirty old man of Europe
At Fallago Rig there, North British Windpower and the Duke of Roxburghe, who owns the land, want to put up 48 wind turbines, 120 metres high. Against the duke are all the local community councils, the Scottish Borders Council, Scottish Natural Herita
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 26 November 2009 22:01

Wind farm power claims questioned
Peel Energy wants to build the wind farm on Marsh Lane in Frodsham between the M56 and the Mersey Estuary.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 November 2009 21:34

Stately home halts wind farm plan
Your Energy Ltd applied to Daventry District Council to put up eight turbines on land in Yelvertoft, near Northampton.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 November 2009 21:33

Wind farm suffers gearbox faults
Gearboxes in all 30 turbines on the Kentish Flats have been replaced with newer, improved parts.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 November 2009 21:31

Design of Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Project off UK Coast Kicks Off
KBR,the Houston-based engineering and construction services company, has announced that it has been selected as the contractor for a pre-front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) study for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm by npower renewables, Ltd.,
Source: pmworld, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2009 17:38

Ed Miliband paves way for most ambitious fleet of nuclear reactors in Europe
The new planning system for large infrastructure should also help push through the government's plans for 10,000 new wind turbines, as announced in Low-carbon transition plan in July. plus a massive offshore wind farm by Germany's RWE Innogy at Trito
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2009 17:29

Wind farm plan gets the go-ahead
PLANS to build 13 giant wind turbines in Cambridgeshire have been given the go-ahead by the Government. The wind farm at Wadlow Farm between Balsham and West Wratting - about nine miles to the south east of Cambridge - was approved by the Secretary
Source: cambx, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2009 17:26

EIB considers wind-farm funding
The funding will be available for six projects, including Sheringham Shoal (315MW), Ormonde (150MW) and the Greater Gabbard (504MW) development.
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2009 17:24

Scottish and Southern to invest £3bn in Scotland
SSE already operates some of Scotland's most prominent wind farms including Hadyard Hill in Ayrshire (120MW), Braes of Doune in Stirlingshire (72MW) and Minsca near Lockerbie (27MW). New sites that have already received planning permission include Go
Source: herald, Date and Time of entry: 28 October 2009 10:30

Who says it's green to burn woodchips?
One of the new plants – the world's largest – is now being built at Port Talbot in South Wales, and by 2012 it will supply over half Wales's one million homes, and, claim its owners, Prenergy, displace 3.5 million tons of CO2 emissions a year that wo
Source: indi, Date and Time of entry: 28 October 2009 00:09

Protesters insist wood-chip power plant cannot meet its emission limits
Plans to establish the Prenergy plant at Port Talbot, which could power 500,000 homes, took a huge step forward this week after Environment Agency Wales granted it a licence.
Source: wonline, Date and Time of entry: 28 October 2009 00:07

Caldercruix windfarm plans are put on hold
Scottish Natural Heritage added that “the combination of Greendykeside, Greengairs and Bracco wind farms would in [our] view create a scattering of moderate and small-scale developments with no cohesive pattern” leading to a “visually confusing scene
Source: acad, Date and Time of entry: 28 October 2009 00:03

Wind Power To Bypass Nuclear Power In UK By 2012
The 4 gigawatt mark was realised with the final commissioning of three wind farms - a 38MW wind farm at Longpark, a 30MW facility at Dun Law and the first phase of Dong Energy's 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm.
Source: ren, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:42

Fallago Rig wind farm inquiry to be re-opened
THE saga of the proposed 48 turbine wind farm at Fallago Rig has taken another twist this week - the Scottish Government finally agreeing to the many calls for the public inquiry to be re-opened.
Source: berwick, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:40

Energy giants insist offshore wind farms are achievable
The message was echoed by Centrica's head of renewables, Alan Thompson, who used the company's experience of building Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms to conclude that "it is possible to build these projects offshore on time and to budget,
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:37

Centrica to sell wind farm stake
British Gas owner Centrica is on the brink of a £400 million deal to sell half its stake in the world's largest wind farm, it has been reported. Centrica is said to be in negotiations with an infrastructure fund about the stake in the Lynn and Inner
Source: pressassoc, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:34

Novera attacks wind farms record of its raider Infinis
Green energy minnow Novera continued its campaign to fight off corporate raider Guy Hands today saying he, unlike Novera, has no record in delivering any wind farm projects.
Source: standard, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:33

Scots told 'go green for growth'
The basis for it is the fact that Scotland has more than its fair share of renewable energy resources: a quarter of all European wind energy resource, a quarter of Europe's tidal resource and one 10th of its wave resource.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:31

Siemens Wins 350 Million Euro Turbine Deal at Clyde Windfarm
The scope of supply for Siemens includes the delivery installation, and commissioning the wind turbines. Siemens will also assume responsibility for operation and maintenance for an initial period of five years.
Source: tm, Date and Time of entry: 26 October 2009 19:31

Offshore Wind Energy - Plan for huge North Sea windfarms - Round 3
On 10 December 2007, John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, announced the commencement of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to examine 25 GW (gigawatts) of additional UK offshore wind energy generation
Source: crownest, Date and Time of entry: 22 October 2009 15:37

Plan for huge North Sea windfarms
There are plans for a new generation of giant windfarms off the east coast generating five times the power produced by Sizewell B.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 October 2009 15:30

Inquiry re-opens on wind turbines
A public inquiry has re-opened into plans for nine wind turbines in west Devon, four years after they were first proposed. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) wants to build the 125m (394ft) wind turbines between Bow, Spreyton and North Tawton.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 October 2009 14:33

Funding boost for renewable power
Among the projects to benefit are a proposed hub for a sea-bed electricity power grid, and a demonstration zone for wind turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:32

E.ON completes world’s largest wind farm
The world’s biggest wind farm has started operations in Texas, USA.
Source: ecogen, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:31

Tesco will consider its own windfarm to meet zero-carbon ambition
Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, will consider building its own windfarm to meet a new target of becoming a zero-carbon business by 2050.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:30

Wind farm 'would ruin views of minster'
A wind farm would have a bad effect on one of East Yorkshire's most historic buildings, it has been claimed. Cherished views of Howden Minster would be affected by the Sixpenny Wood scheme, between Gilberdyke and the town.
Source: thisishull, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:29

Golden eagles sink wind farm plan
WPR Wind Ltd first sought permission in 2005 to build the 14-turbine Stacain wind farm, near Inveraray.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:28

Public consulted over wind farm
EDF Energy Renewables wants to build the nine-turbine plant at Withy Farm, Puriton, near Bridgwater.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:27

Anger at Prescott's wind farm call
CAMPAIGNERS against wind farms have hit out at claims councils should be forced to hand over land for turbines. The former deputy prime minister wants to force councils to earmark sites for wind farms, as part of a strategy to override residents' obj
Source: thisishull, Date and Time of entry: 21 October 2009 11:26

Keeping Third Way option alive
Local communities have also benefited from creative Third Way solutions: the residents on the Isle of Gigha will testify to that. The residents bought the Hebridean Island a few years back and to ensure they could be selfsufficient, they erected thre
Source: business7, Date and Time of entry: 12 October 2009 12:06

AZIMGHUR ARMY BARRACKS
Paul stated “There have been two biomass installations already successfully completed on MOD estates in the South West at Poole and at Bovington. A number of lessons have been learned from these and we will apply these to the installation at Azimghu
Source: swwoodshed, Date and Time of entry: 09 October 2009 23:21

Siemens signs wind turbine contract
Siemens and Airtricity have signed a contract for the supply of wind turbines at a major onshore wind farm in southern Scotland. The 2.3MW machines will be used at the Clyde wind farm in South Lanarkshire, 70km south of Glasgow,
Source: engineer, Date and Time of entry: 09 October 2009 23:08

Forestmoor wind farm discussed at conference
NORTH Devon's first wind farm at Forestmoor in Bradworthy hosted a regional conference to discuss the future of wind turbine applications.
Source: thisisnd, Date and Time of entry: 08 October 2009 21:49

Wind farm inquiry protests
THE PUBLIC inquiry into the proposed Gorsedd Bran windfarm development began this week and was met with fierce opposition from local residents.
Source: dbf, Date and Time of entry: 08 October 2009 08:57

Roxtec wins North Sea wind farm contract
Specialist industrial safety seal supplier Roxtec, based in Bury, has been selected by Scottish & Southern Energy and RWE NPower Renewables to supply the world's largest offshore wind farm. The Greater Gabbard wind farm off the Suffolk coast is curre
Source: place, Date and Time of entry: 08 October 2009 08:51

Campaigners oppose Denbighshire windfarm proposals
Earlier this year Denbighshire County Council approved plans for a 16-turbine wind farm to the east of Llyn Brenig. Currently, a public inquiry is being held into a 13-turbine development at Nantglyn, and there are proposals for 32 turbines in the Cl
Source: nwn, Date and Time of entry: 08 October 2009 08:50

Residents vow to fight wind farm
Developers have lodged the appeal to build four wind turbines on a Blaenau Gwent mountain, following a decision to unanimously reject the application.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 October 2009 08:48

DECC "not ruling out" Severn Tidal options
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has not ruled out revisiting options for the Severn Tidal project that were left off the January shortlist, it confirmed this week.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2009 21:54

Biomass plant proposal for island
Anglesey Aluminium has submitted the application to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2009 21:50

Plans for new north-east biomass power station announced
A new £200 million biomass power station is to be constructed in the north-east of England, it has been announced. Due to be located on the site of a former power station on the Billingham Reach Industrial Estate in Tarm, the planned plant will be c
Source: deadirect, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2009 13:10

A viable solution to poultry litter issue?
RIGHTLY or wrongly since Rose Energy first put forward the plan to build a biomass power plant at Glenavy there has been much speculation about the impact that such a plant would have on the local environment and the livelihoods of farmers. ( Thetfor
Source: farming, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2009 13:07

Longlands Lane Biomass
Weightron weighbridge and vehicle management system plays important role at Biomass power plant
Source: mhw, Date and Time of entry: 05 October 2009 14:01

Burner fight seeks support
Campaigners who spent two years fighting plans for a £5 million biomass burner in Shropshire are looking for up to £100,000 to fund a judicial review of the scheme. The controversial plans for the plant at the Crowgate Industrial Estate in Bishop’s
Source: shropstar, Date and Time of entry: 04 October 2009 23:22

£33m power plant will burn 160,000 tonnes of wood a year
Spet 2009: The £33m Western Wood energy plant, in Longlands Lane, Margam, is now fully operational
Source: Wales, Date and Time of entry: 04 October 2009 23:09

Work starts on one of Scotland’s largest wind farms
ScottishPower Renewables has started construction work on a 120MW wind farm at Arecleoch near Barrhill, South Ayrshire which is expected to produce enough energy to power 67,000 homes.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2009 10:22

Work commences on Arecleoch – one of Scotland’s largest wind farms
ScottishPower Renewables, the UK subsidiary of Iberdrola Renovables (the largest wind energy company in the world), has officially begun construction work on the Arecleoch wind farm near Barrhill in South Ayrshire (Scotland).
Source: renmag, Date and Time of entry: 01 October 2009 10:21

3rd International Tidal Energy Summit 2009
This is the only event dedicated 100% to tidal energy - and already has over 180 people confirmed to attend from over 100 different companies!
Source: tidaltoday, Date and Time of entry: 30 September 2009 14:36

U.K. biomass plant gets the go-ahead
The U.K. government has approved construction of a 60-megawatt biomass power plant at the Port of Tilbury Docks in Essex that is expected to be operational in 2012.
Source: biomassmag, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 09:01

River Tees tree debris could feed Tees Valley biomass industry
THE TEES Valley’s growing biomass industry could find an unlikely feedstock, courtesy of the River Tees.
Source: nebusiness, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 09:00

MGT Power to build second huge biomass power plant in UK
The new proposed plant, with capital costs of about $823 million, will be located at the Port of Tyne in North Tyneside, according to MGT.
Source: biomassmag, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 08:59

UK's first new-generation biomass plant celebrates milestone
Since its completion in summer 2008 TMO’s plant, located at Dunsfold Park, near Guildford in Surrey, has been running successfully for 24 hours a day, seven days a week to process a wide range of cellulosic feedstocks on an industrial scale.
Source: click, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 08:57

Thousands show off green credentials
Event organiser Jeanette Wilson said exhibitors at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm-sponsored event were impressed with the knowledge all the visitors showed.
Source: edp24, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 08:56

Newts are OK so windfarm work goes ahead
Work has begun on a multi-million pound substation at Salle as part of the Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm development.
Source: norfolk, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 08:55

Wind farm makes Wells a commercial port
Last June the Harbour Commissioners of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk UK signed an agreement with the developers of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd., securing a 50 year contract which will alter its primary function
Source: mj, Date and Time of entry: 23 September 2009 08:54

Wind turbine waterfront blockade
A group of protesters is staging a blockade outside the closed Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight to stop its wind turbine blades being removed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2009 15:00

Wind farm protesters fundraising for legal bid
RESIDENTS battling wind farm plans for a Derbyshire beauty spot are fundraising for a barrister to represent them at a public inquiry. Members of Action Against Matlock Moor Windfarm Proposal (AMP) are ploughing their spare cash into a fighting fund
Source: thestar, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2009 08:46

Wind farm education centre opens
A £2m visitor centre giving the public access to Europe's largest onshore wind farm has been officially opened. Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy MP toured the centre at the Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2009 08:44

Offshore turbines start turning
Severe weather conditions had hampered the progress of the Robin Rigg development in recent weeks. However, developers E.ON confirmed that the first turbine had now started producing power off the coast of Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2009 08:43

First power produced at Robin Rigg wind farm
Energy company E.ON has announced that its Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth has started producing electricity.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 22 September 2009 08:42

Controversial wind farm on track
A Nottinghamshire wind farm is expected to be built by the end of 2010, the firm behind it has confirmed. A controversial five-turbine farm at Rainworth was given planning permission by Newark District Council in 2007.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 09 September 2009 22:36

Wind farm to aid village projects
Community-owned wind power projects already exist in places such as Gigha and Fintry. But the Neilston Development Trust is the first to enter into partnership with a private company in its bid to construct wind turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 09 September 2009 22:34

Floating challenge for offshore wind turbine
Statoil has constructed the world's first full-scale floating wind turbine a couple of hours by catamaran from the oil town Stavanger, in the hope that one day vast wind farms could be constructed far offshore in water depths of up to 700m.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 September 2009 12:03

Severn Estuary could solve UKs looming energy shortage
The power of the Severn estuary must be harnessed to prevent millions of families being plunged into darkness through a lack of electricity, it was claimed yesterday.
Source: wlsonline, Date and Time of entry: 07 September 2009 08:47

Vestas UK chief says Britain must speed up windfarm construction
Wind turbine manufacturing will not return to the Isle of Wight before 2015 because the UK is not building windfarms quickly enough to justify it, according to a senior Vestas executive.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2009 15:02

Dutch plan new wind farm 75km out in the North Sea
RWE, Offshore Wind and Eneco presented their plan to Dutch Economy Minister. Located in waters 30-35 metres deep, with a capacity of 100 to 300 megawatts, the wind farm will have 20-60 turbines.
Source: reve, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2009 14:55

Energy suppliers and developers to blame for wind farm opposition
The lack of support in the UK for onshore cheap energy wind farms is largely the fault of energy companies and project developers, claims a new report from the government.
Source: ehelpline, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2009 14:54

Plans for wind turbines blocked
Scotland’s former “pig king” Arthur Simmers wanted to erect the 307ft turbines at Mains of Cairnbrogie, Udny, between Oldmeldrum and Pitmedden.
Source: PandJ, Date and Time of entry: 02 September 2009 14:53

Turbines delivered to wind farm
Deliveries of turbine parts to teh wind farm being built between between Alltwalis and Gwyddgrug
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 18 August 2009 10:04

Night on roof for sit-in support
Five people have spent the night on a rooftop on the Isle of Wight over the planned closure of a wind turbine blade factory, with the loss of 625 jobs.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 August 2009 10:37

University of St Andrews to build its own wind farm
The University of St Andrews, Scotland's oldest university, plans to build its own wind farm to generate electricity and save million of pounds.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 31 July 2009 16:05

Turbine workers in sit-in protest
Workers from the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight who are set to lose their jobs are staging a sit-in protest at the firm's offices.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2009 22:54

The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
" The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan plots out how the UK will meet the cut in emissions set out in the budget of 34% on 1990 levels by 2020.
Source: decc, Date and Time of entry: 15 July 2009 14:44

Energy strategy boosts wave hub
A wave energy project off the coast of Cornwall has been given the official go-ahead after an announcement that it is to receive £30m of funding.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 July 2009 13:55

Energy policy 'too wind focused'
The UK must invest more in nuclear and clean coal energy and put less emphasis on wind power if it wants a secure low-carbon future, business leaders say.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 July 2009 08:19

Wind 'can revolutionise UK power'
Research from analysts Poyry says that the UK can massively expand wind power by 2030 without suffering power cuts or a melt-down of the National Grid.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 01 July 2009 10:49

UK expands wind power potential
The UK government has moved to clear the path for a quarter of the nation's electricity to be powered by wind.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 June 2009 09:13

World's largest offshore wind farm in the works
LONDON (Reuters) - British utility Scottish & Southern Energy Plc (SSE) will build the world's largest offshore wind farm and has awarded $3 billion in contracts to U.S. engineer Fluor Corp and Germany's Siemens AG.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 12 June 2009 11:54

Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind secures large turbine deal with Siemens
The agreement, the largest ever to have been reached for offshore wind turbines, involves 140 Siemens 3.6 megawatts (MW) turbines for delivery in 2009 and 2010.
Source: siemens, Date and Time of entry: 12 June 2009 11:54

Floating wind turbine launched
Statoil's Alexandra Beck Gjorv told the BBC the technology, the Hywind, to be put off Norway's coast - "should help move offshore wind farms out of sight".
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 June 2009 23:14

The End of the Line
For centuries we've assumed the ocean's resources to be limitless - we can take what we like but there will always be 'plenty more fish in the sea'. Now we know better
Source: greenpeace, Date and Time of entry: 21 May 2009 16:25

Wind farm off the radar and powering ahead
Whitelee was built by the now Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power and is expected to have its final turbines connected to the national grid later this week, marking the end of 10 years of planning and three years of construction.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 18 May 2009 13:02

Lawyer takes wind out of turbine sails
The British Wind Energy Association says dozens of wind energy schemes are stuck in planning inquiries or judicial reviews because of objectors.
Source: guradian, Date and Time of entry: 18 May 2009 11:08

Offshore wind farms boosted by England's rising wind speeds
Summer wind speeds in southern England are steadily increasing, according to new research, boosting the case for offshore windfarms in the area.
Source: nce, Date and Time of entry: 18 May 2009 10:21

£2bn green light for world's biggest offshore wind farm
DONG Energy and its partners E.ON and Masdar have confirmed they will invest £2 billion in the first phase of the world's largest offshore wind project - the London Array.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2009 09:12

World's largest offshore wind farm to be built off Kent coast
Work on the massive London Array - 341 giant wind turbines in the Thames Estuary - is expected to start later this year.
Source: dailymail, Date and Time of entry: 13 May 2009 09:07

Work under way on giant wind farm
Work is under way on a £420m wind farm off the Essex coast designed to provide 20% of the county's electricity needs.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 May 2009 14:43

RWE's "mistake" over bid to replace wind farm with nuclear plant
The Haverigg wind farm in the west of the county is one of Britain's oldest wind farms, but is located at Kirksanton, one of the 11 sites around England and Wales nominated to host possible nuclear power plants
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 05 May 2009 14:33

US: Investors see bright future in wind energy
When President Barack Obama stood in front of wind turbine towers in a Newton, Iowa, factory last week he was not only pushing his green energy policies but promoting an industry that has been growing rapidly and gaining favor with investors.
Source: taiwan, Date and Time of entry: 05 May 2009 14:31

Wind power firm to lay off 1900
Government hopes for the creation of thousands of ‘green collar’ jobs were blown off course today (28 April) as the wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced 1900 lay-offs
Source: works, Date and Time of entry: 05 May 2009 14:30

Spanish wind farms' record month
Wind power usually supplies around 12% of Spain's power, but fierce winds in the area during March helped the farms generate up to 40% of supplies.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 19 April 2009 14:39

Biomass energy 'could be harmful'
Biomass power - such as burning wood for energy - could do more harm than good in the battle to reduce greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency warns.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 April 2009 21:22

E.ON UK Installs Solar PV Array at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station
E.ON UK has installed a 68-panel solar photovoltaic array at its Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire, England, to help provide heat and light to the administration block, saving an estimated 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Source: istock, Date and Time of entry: 14 April 2009 21:21

Solar energy will create thousands of jobs says Wrexham prof
Professor Stuart Irvine from Glyndwr University announced the findings after research into the photovoltaics (PV) industry and adoption of it in Wales.
Source: dailypost, Date and Time of entry: 14 April 2009 21:20

Irish Sea power could supply five per cent of UK's electricity
(Hydro) Building tidal barrages across northern England estuaries could generate more than five per cent of the UK's electricity, researchers revealed this week.
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 12:34

RSPB calls for more onshore wind farms
THE RSPB has called for a large increase in the number of onshore wind farms after a report said far more could be built without damaging wildlife.
Source: npl, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 10:06

Spanish turbine firm Acciona in Round Three offshore wind bid
A consortium involving the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Acciona Energy has said it is hoping to take part in the UK's Round Three offshore wind programme.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 10:05

Windfarm work set to restart
Rhyl Flats project manager, Richard Watson, said the first wind farm would start producing electricity in the summer with all 25 wind turbines operating by the end of the year.
Source: rhyl, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 10:02

New wind farm plan still in the pipeline, says Centrica
PLANS for new wind farm off the Lincolnshire Coast are still being considered, according to energy company Centrica.
Source: skegness, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 10:01

Norwegians buy half-stake in North Sea wind farm
Statkraft has bought a 50 per cent stake in the Sheringham Shoal wind array off the cost of Norfolk. It will jointly develop the £1 billion project with StatoilHydro, the Norwegian oil company.
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 02 April 2009 10:00

UK Offshore Wind Power Needs More Government Support - Centrica CEO
The U.K. government needs to increase financial incentives for offshore wind power generation or companies will find it difficult to press ahead with development of the costly projects, the head of U.K. utility Centrica PLC (CNA.LN) said Tuesday.
Source: easyb, Date and Time of entry: 17 March 2009 16:30

Companies join up for offshore wind
LONDON (Reuters) - E.ON UK (EONGn.DE), Dong Energy and Fred Olsen Renewables have set up a joint venture to participate in the third round of bids for offshore wind farms, E.ON said on Tuesday.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 04 March 2009 16:02

THE CROWN ESTATE ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR OFFSHORE WINDFARMS
The Crown Estate has today announced that following a successful application process it will be offering exclusivity agreements to companies and consortia for 10 sites for development of offshore windfarms within Scottish territorial waters.
Source: hmgov, Date and Time of entry: 17 February 2009 14:55

Offshore wind farm sites set out
Plans to build 10 wind farms off the coast of Scotland moved a step forward after the Crown Estate gave companies the green light to explore the sites
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 February 2009 14:54

Tidal energy project 'will be funded by taxpayer'
A £22 billion Severn Estuary tidal energy project that would provide almost 5 per cent of Britain’s electricity will receive taxpayers cash if it is approved, ministers indicated yesterday.
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 17 February 2009 14:51

Crown Estate clears way for ten wind farms
Wind farms generating enough electricity to supply three million homes could be established off the Scottish coast after The Crown Estate approved key preliminary bids from a clutch of power companies.
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 17 February 2009 14:50

Statoil Hydro to build 1st offshore floating wind turbine
StatoilHydro has decided to build the world’s first full scale floating wind turbine, Hywind, and test it over a two-year period offshore Karmøy. The The company is investing approximately 400 million NOK. Planned startup is autumn 2009.
Source: statoil, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2009 17:07

Renewable Energy News
Renewable Energy News
Source: renews, Date and Time of entry: 12 February 2009 17:06

Permission granted for Lynemouth Wind Farm
Located approx 2km north of Ashington, Northumberland, adjacent to the Rio Tinto Alcan Lynemouth Smelter, the windfarm will comprise of up to 13 turbines with the capacity to produce 30MW of clean green energy, enough to power over 16,000 homes.
Source: scotpwr, Date and Time of entry: 06 February 2009 17:23

Plans to extend biggest wind farm
Scottish Power Renewables, the company behind the Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor, wants to build 45 additional turbines.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 February 2009 17:20

Wind Service Holland
Review of Offshore and Nearshore projects including those in UK waters.
Source: wsh, Date and Time of entry: 02 February 2009 11:34

UK gets biofuel research centre
A centre that will act as the hub for biofuels / biomass research has been launched by Science Minister Lord Drayson.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 28 January 2009 17:37

Credit crunch threat to wind farm
HUNDREDS of jobs in Thanet have been thrown into doubt after plans to build the offshore wind farm were dubbed "pretty difficult" by developers.
Source: kent, Date and Time of entry: 27 January 2009 10:16

Vestas Wins Wind Turbine Contract for Thanet Wind Farm
Vestas Wind Systems has received an order to supply 100 units of its V90-3MW wind turbine for installation at the Thanet offshore wind farm, 11.3km offshore from Foreness Point in the Thames Estuary on the easternmost part of the Kent coastline in th
Source: lkblog, Date and Time of entry: 27 January 2009 10:15

Shortlist for Severn energy plans
A proposed shortlist of schemes to harness renewable energy from the tides of the Severn estuary has been announced by the UK Government.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 January 2009 12:04

Biomass developers Helius Energy in share buy-back plan
Biomass power plant developer Helius Energy is planning to buy back up to 15% of the company's shares, after belief they are currently "under-valued".
Source: nefocus, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 09:35

REpower hands over 26MW Lincolnshire wind farm to EDF
It has officially handed over the Bicker Fen wind farm to EDF Energy Renewables after installing 13 of its MM82 wind turbines at the site near Boston.
Source: nefocus, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 08:34

Wind Farm Fate To Be Decided Tonight
The proposal to build a wind farm in Benington, near Watton-at-Stone, was put forward in May last year by R.H.Bott & Son
Source: times24, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 08:33

WIND FARM UFO UPDATE: Fallen blade riddle
Wednesday 4pm - THE results of tests run on the 65ft wind turbine blade which mysteriously 'fell off' one of the colossal turbines at the Conisholme wind farm could take up to a month to arrive
Source: louthl, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 08:32

Floating wind farms to be developed as part of government-backed research
Floating wind farms that promise to solve the problem of unsightly turbines on land are being developed as part of a Government-backed scheme to find a low cost green technology for the future.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 08:31

Offshore wind farm working again
Two turbines at Blyth stopped turning in 2006 after the underwater power cable was damaged by rocks.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 15 January 2009 08:26

'V-wing' turbine gets study cash
An unusual design of wind turbine with a pair of giant vertical wings could one day be generating electricity for the UK Grid.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 13 January 2009 17:46

UFO claim over wind farm damage
FO researchers are claiming damage to a Lincolnshire wind farm turbine was caused by a mystery aircraft.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 January 2009 12:04

Severn Barrage could end fuel poverty in UK
The government is being urged to accelerate plans for the Severn Barrage and to use the electricity generated from the scheme to end fuel poverty in the UK by eco visionary, Dale Vince OBE.
Source: ecotricity, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2009 10:58

Work on windfarm at Stibb Cross due to start in 2010
WORK on the new wind farm planned for Galsworthy at Stibb Cross is due to start early in 2010.
Source: ndevon, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2009 10:56

Inquiry into wind turbines starts
Planning officials will consider Energy firm Ecotricity's plans to build five turbines at East Langdon, Guston and Whitfield in Kent.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 January 2009 09:31

Smart Meters. The Consumer Angle
2009 is proving to be the year of the smart meter, yet we are only on day 5.
Source: smeters, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:55

Tidal power gets a boost from propeller and wind turbine techonology
Welsh renewables company teams up with ship propulsion experts to design robust new generation of marine turbine
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:54

Mini-turbines to harness energy from pressure in UK's gas pipelines
The enormous pressure inside the gas pipeline grid that supplies UK homes is set to be harnessed to generate clean electricity.
Source: scenta, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:53

Severn barrage: Row breaks out over UK's biggest renewables project
A plan to build shallow lagoons fitted with turbines rather than a strip barrier across the Severn would generate equal amounts of electricity at a far lower cost, say campaigners
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:53

Wind farm protesters arrange walk
Scottish Power Renewables wants to put 10 turbines at Lenchwick, near the Vale of Evesham, in Worcestershire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:52

Blade falls off wind farm turbine - Conisholme Fen
Engineers are investigating why a blade more than 20 metres (66ft) long fell off a wind turbine in Lincolnshire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 January 2009 16:50

HSE in international bid to draw up offshore wind safety standard
The Health and Safety Executive is working with a group of international authorities and energy companies to help develop a new safety standard for offshore wind farms.
Source: nefocus, Date and Time of entry: 18 December 2008 11:16

New U.K. Energy Tech Center Raises the Bar for Green Building
Rotherham, UK -- A new standard for green buildings in the U.K. was set recently, after a building in Yorkshire installed a recycled wind turbine to help it generate the electricity it needs to produce hydrogen to power fuel cell vehicles.
Source: gbuildings, Date and Time of entry: 18 December 2008 11:12

Sainsbury's agrees wind power deal
The £8m deal is with a small wind farm at the A7 Lochhead development, near Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire, which will provide the retailer with enough wind-generated energy to power four stores.
Source: freshinfo, Date and Time of entry: 18 December 2008 11:11

Plea for wind farm legal review
The UK government announced earlier this month that the 250-turbine Gwynt y Môr farm would go ahead 10 miles from Llandudno in Conwy county.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 18 December 2008 11:09

Lily grower converts to biomass energy
A Cornish lily grower has turned to biomass energy, helped by a £3.3m regional programme.
Source: hortweek, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:36

North Wales wind farms are a new ‘Tryweryn’
The UK government announced earlier this month that the 250-turbine Gwynt y Môr farm would go ahead eight miles from Llandudno despite massive public opposition.
Source: dpost, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:33

Shipdham wind turbine inquiry ends
Rival campaign groups spoke out about controversial plans for a wind farm near Shipdham today, as the third public inquiry in the seven year saga drew to a close.
Source: edp24, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:32

Fresh consultation over Bullamoor windfarm plan
PLANS to install four 425ft wind turbines on farmland will come under scrutiny at the second of two consultation events this week.
Source: d&stimes, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:31

David Bellamy hits out at North Wales wind farm plans
Dr Bellamy spoke to the Daily Post yesterday, as councillors in Conwy confirmed they are seeking finances to back calls for a judicial review into plans for the 250-turbine Gwynt y Môr windfarm.
Source: dpost, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:30

In breezy Britain, wind farm cooperatives take off
LONDON (AFP) — With annual returns of 10 percent coupled with low risk, wind farm cooperatives are drawing growing numbers of investors in Britain -- good news for Europe's hopes to lead the world in renewable energy.
Source: afp, Date and Time of entry: 16 December 2008 08:29

Inquiry scheduled over wind farm
Seven days have been set aside next month for a public inquiry into a proposed wind farm near Jedburgh. Windjen Power wants to construct eight turbines south west of Dunion Hill.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 December 2008 14:51

Sainsbury's signs wind farm deal
Innovative contract sees supermarket giant become first firm to buy power direct from wind farm operator
Source: envirowise, Date and Time of entry: 10 December 2008 08:36

Rural groups offered cream of wind power
ICE CREAM mogul Maitland Mackie is to appoint a chief executive and board early next year for his new venture, a renewable power company, to develop his dream of generating billions of pounds for the rural economy.
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2008 08:40

RWE wins approval for UK offshore wind farm
RWE's unit npower renewables said the Gwynt y Mor wind farm, would generate enough power for about half a million homes. It expected to start constructing the farm in 2011 for commissioning in 2014.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2008 08:39

Scotland 'will have to treble number of wind turbines'
A THREE-FOLD increase in the number of on-shore wind turbines will be needed over the next decade if Scotland is to meet its renewable targets,
Source: scotsman, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2008 08:36

Clipper to build offshore wind turbines in UK
Clipper Windpower Plc plans to build in Britain offshore wind turbines with the biggest capacity available to meet demand from a boom in North Sea wind farms.
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2008 08:35

Developers of 65-turbine wind farm in bid to protect birds
The Carnedd Wen Wind Farm would take the form of 65 wind turbines each with a capacity of between two and three megawatts of power, with a height to the tip of 137 metres.
Source: nef, Date and Time of entry: 09 December 2008 08:34

Hadyard Hill, the first wind farm in the UK to generate over 100 MW of power
Hadyard Hill, owned and operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), has become the first wind farm in the UK to generate over 100 megawatts (MW) of power.
Source: bwea, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:52

Offshore wind hurdles obstruct UK output goal
Despite our abundant natural wind resources the odds are currently stacked against offshore wind development in the UK. We find out why.
Source: ccc, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:50

Offshore wind farms get go-ahead
The green light has been given for two offshore wind farms in the Thames Estuary, one of which will be the world's biggest when it is completed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:49

Go-ahead for wind farm puts Wales on track to meet clean energy targets
The Gwynt y Môr wind farm, to be built by the energy company Npower Renewables, will be eight miles off the coast of north Wales and, at maximum capacity, will be capable of generating enough power for the annual needs of more than 700,000 homes; it
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:48

Energy giant in talks to build £90m biomass plant
A GERMAN energy giant is in talks to build a £90m wood-fired power plant in Southampton.
Source: echo, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:47

Welsh biomass energy firm Eco2’s Sleaford planning nod
WELSH renewable energy company Eco2 has won planning permission to build the UK’s largest straw-fired power plant and has revealed it will be the first in a £1bn programme to develop up to 10 biomass facilities across Europe.
Source: wales, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:46

Going Green: UK Scientists Explore Algae As Pollution Reducer
Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the principal pollutant associated with global warming. But under UK's plan, algae would consume the power-plant CO2 as food, converting it into biomass from which algae oil could be removed and processed into biodiesel, je
Source: istock, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:45

Severn barrage details unveiled
Details of a feasibility study into the Severn Barrage, a tidal power plan that could provide about 5% of UK electricity, have been announced.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:43

Barrage 'could benefit wildlife'
A 10-mile tidal barrage across the river Severn could benefit wildlife in the area, one researcher has suggested.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 December 2008 09:42

Offshore wind farm a step closer
Proposals for a wind farm off the coast of Teesside have moved a step closer. In September 2007, the company was given government consent to build 30 420ft turbines at a site 1.5km off the coast of Redcar.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2008 09:08

Hundreds oppose wind farm plans
Energiekontor Uk Ltd wants to put five 328ft (100m) turbines at Brightenber Hill near Gargrave, Skipton.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2008 09:07

Calls for dialogue over wind farm
Residents have voiced concerns over the scheme's visual and health impact after the designs, for a site on Matlock Moor, were unveiled on Friday.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2008 09:06

Giant wind farm gets the go-ahead - Gwynt y Môr
One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world has been approved to be built off the coast of north Wales.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 December 2008 09:05

Tidal power scheme to launch in Scotland
Underwater turbines which harness the power of the tides to generate electricity will be placed at three sites.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:26

British company to build world's largest tidal power scheme
A British firm has agreed to build a giant tidal power scheme - the world's largest - in South Korea, using underwater turbines that experts say could make the proposed £15 billion Severn Barrage obsolete.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:26

New survey of tidal power sites
A survey of the potential of the Pentland Firth and the sea around the Orkney islands to generate energy from tidal devices is to be carried out.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:24

Caution over tidal wave benefits
It will be generations before any lasting benefits from tidal power are felt in Alderney.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:24

Alderney Tidal Power
In November 2008 the States of Alderney gave the go ahead to a tidal energy project off the island's coast.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:23

Biomass stove
Cosy, stylish and traditional - biomass stoves can dramatically reduce your bills and save masses of CO2. Think you could warm to the idea?
Source: bloom, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:21

Whisky firms in £24m biomass plan
A consortium of Scotch whisky companies is planning a £24m heat and power plant fuelled by biomass in Rothes.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:21

Protest staged over biomass plant
Protesters with placards were at the Scawby Road and Broughton crossroads in Brigg demonstrating against the Brigg Renewable Energy Plant.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:20

New biomass power station planned
A £100m biomass heat and electricity power station is to be built at a paper-making factory in Fife. The new facility - at Tullis Russell in Markinch - will replace the company's existing coal-fired system and will significantly reduce carbon emissi
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:19

Biomass power station planned
A biomass power station capable of supplying enough power for 200,000 homes could be built near Bristol. The proposed Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant would be powered mainly by wood brought to the plant by boat.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:19

New plans for biomass power plant
Plans for a straw burning power station in Lincolnshire have been resubmitted after a first attempt was rejected.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:18

Getting a wind turbine if you live in a windy area
For lucky inhabitants of windswept stretches of the UK, a wind turbine in the garden could be a nice little earner.
Source: bloom, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:12

Wind turbines, in graphics
How they work, Where the wind blows, power and costs
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:11

Green energy boost for Norfolk's coastline
Norfolk is to get two new offshore wind farms as part of a government plan to increase the UK's production of renewable energy. The sites - at Scroby Sands off Caister and off the coast of Cromer - are among 18 new locations proposed across the count
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:10

Talks over wind turbine factory
Talks are being held to try and save 92 threatened jobs at Scotland's only wind turbine factory in Argyll.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:09

Wind turbine planning law relaxed
People wanting to erect wind-turbines in Jersey will no longer need to get planning permission first.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:09

Suffolk's first wind turbine - Ness Point
Earlier last week the specialist transportation vessel, the A2Sea MS Ocean Ady, docked in Lowestoft’s port to unload the components of the Vestas2 NM923 wind turbine.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:08

Yes we have the power - Flotta School
Yee haaa - and the wind turbine is up and twirling - 250 revolutions per minute. We went out to witess this historic point in the life of the school. Posted on Flotta School at 12:05
Source: flotta, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:07

Are domestic wind turbines an eco-con?
It is time to talk turbines. Very uncharacteristically I’ve been biting my tongue on the subject as I waited until I got my own windmill.
Source: bbc blog, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 14:00

New campus installs wind turbines
Wind turbines have been installed on the roofs of Leicester College's new Abbey Parks campus in a bid to make the development environmentally friendly.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:59

Opposition to wind turbine plan
Developer Ecotricity wants to build the turbine at the Sainsbury's distribution centre in Sideway.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:59

Wind turbine proposals for town
Ipswich Borough Council said it has earmarked land at Thorrington hall, each side of the A14 at Ravenswood, and at the Bury Road park and ride site.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:58

Wind turbine goes up on reserve
A £30,000 wind turbine is being installed at a nature reserve at Alney Island in Gloucester.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:58

Wind turbine refusal overturned - Langhope Rig scheme.
The Scottish Government has overturned a council decision to reject a wind farm development in the Borders.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:57

Wind turbine plan for city parks
A council wants to build wind turbines on several parks in Leicestershire as part of a plan to cut carbon emissions.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 13:56

New ways to make use of any old wood - Biomass
ABOUT 85% of waste wood in the UK goes into landfill. From building firms to local councils, organisations dump around 8.5m tons of wood into holes in the ground every year.
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 12:47

New hydro project gets go-ahead
A new hydro scheme designed to supply electricity to thousands of homes has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government. RWE npower's project is planned for Black Rock near Evanton in Ross-shire.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 12:47

Micro hydro scheme shares on sale
A community-based micro-hydro power scheme in rural Derbyshire is aiming to spark a revival in small-scale projects across the country. A share offer for the prototype 70-kilowatt plant in New Mills is being launched on Friday in the High Peak town
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 12:47

Hydro power station gets go-ahead
A new hydro station to power more than 1,700 homes is to be built near Crianlarich, Perthshire. The station, which will be operated by Scottish and Southern Energy, will have a capacity of 2.5 Megawatts and will be powered by the Allt Coire Chaorach
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 12:46

Castle hydro project called off
Plans for a £1m hydro-electric plant in the Thames to power Windsor Castle have been abandoned.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2008 12:46

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Source: test2, Date and Time of entry: 22 April 2008 15:23

Spain Considers Adding a Solar Gigawatt
According to a note from Piper Jaffray, Spain is considering boosting its cap on solar incentives to 2.26 gigawatts, from a previous cap of 400 megawatts and a previous proposal of 1.2 gigawatts.
Source: greentech, Date and Time of entry: 22 April 2008 15:21

Forecast for big sea level rise
Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 22 April 2008 15:17

Grim light cast on solar bonus
Environmentalists warn that a scheme designed to encourage Queenslanders to install solar panels to boost the amount of renewable energy flowing into the electricity grid is set to flop
Source: cmail, Date and Time of entry: 14 April 2008 12:30

Clean water for 25 African villages - that’s True
A WELSH company that prides itself on offering a one-stop shop for renewable energy products and services has sealed a £500,000 deal to supply solar powered water pumps to east African country Djibouti.
Source: dpost, Date and Time of entry: 11 April 2008 18:28

Changes to green building programme
From next month, homeowners, schools and other community organisations interested in fitting their own green energy systems will not need planning permission, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks today announced.
Source: builder, Date and Time of entry: 03 April 2008 11:14

'Eco-towns' shortlist is revealed
The 15 locations shortlisted for the first new towns in England in 40 years have been revealed by the government.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 April 2008 11:14

Bounty set for wind farm hares
A power company is offering £30 for every hare introduced at a wind farm site as part of a conservation project.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 March 2008 15:19

Bounty set for wind farm hares
A power company is offering £30 for every hare introduced at a wind farm site as part of a conservation project.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2008 12:49

Call for delay to biofuels policy
The UK's chief environment scientist has called for a delay to a policy demanding inclusion of biofuels into fuel at pumps across the UK.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 March 2008 12:32

U.S. DOE announces solar cell investment
The U.S. DOE announced that it will invest up to $13.7 million over the next three years in 11 projects run by nine universities that will develop advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing processes and products.
Source: cselive, Date and Time of entry: 19 March 2008 15:58

World Solar Photovoltaic Market Growth of 62% in 2007
World solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 2,826 megawatts (MW) in 2007
Source: solarbuzz, Date and Time of entry: 19 March 2008 15:56

True Energy Welcomes Feed-in Tariffs
True Energy, predicts massive growth in the UK renewables industry on the back of the introduction of feed in tariffs
Source: true, Date and Time of entry: 04 March 2008 12:46

Government backflip on solar panel policy
Householders will be able to make money by fitting solar panels or mini wind turbines to their roofs, under proposals to be announced in the Budget next week.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2008 10:45

Groundbreaking programme to green London's public buildings
The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, today announced the start of a groundbreaking programme to cut carbon emissions from London's buildings.
Source: london, Date and Time of entry: 28 February 2008 13:01

Renewable Energy Route Map for Wales
Consultation on way forward to a leaner, greener and cleaner Wales
Source: true, Date and Time of entry: 20 February 2008 13:45

South Africa: New Focus on 'Green Building'
THE electricity supply crisis is giving developers an incentive to adopt "green building" principles in their new property developments.
Source: allafrica, Date and Time of entry: 19 February 2008 18:02

London theatre installs hydrogen fuel cell
A London theatre has turned to a hydrogen fuel cell for its energy requirements, which can be met because it is using energy saving light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for its lighting.
Source: rapid, Date and Time of entry: 19 February 2008 17:59

Conference hears of benefits of fuel-cell technology
The application of fuel-cell systems is an exciting emerging trend that may offer future solutions to the world's energy problems, a conference heard on Tuesday.
Source: mandg, Date and Time of entry: 19 February 2008 17:58

New discovery could improve fuel cell efficiency
The efficiency of polymer electrolyte fuel cells could be increased with new technology, scientists have claimed.
Source: fctoday, Date and Time of entry: 15 February 2008 16:21

Fuel cell installation proves value for money
The decision of Omaha-based financial services firm First National of Nebraska to build a data centre powered entirely by a fuel cell eight years ago has proved cost effective, it has been revealed.
Source: fctoday, Date and Time of entry: 15 February 2008 16:18

Work starts on Gulf 'green city'
Abu Dhabi has started to build what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 11 February 2008 15:18

Clean energy investments to jump
NEW YORK (AP) - High oil prices and growing concerns about the environment may drive more than $7 trillion of new investment in so-called clean energy technologies by 2030, an energy research group says.
Source: forbes, Date and Time of entry: 06 February 2008 11:34

Climate set for 'sudden shifts'
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 February 2008 16:11

Solar fridges for Africa deal clinched
True Energy Ltd has sealed a $600,000 deal with the World Health Organisation to supply solar fridges to Nigeria.
Source: true, Date and Time of entry: 30 January 2008 16:52

United Arab Emirates plan zero carbon desert city
The United Arab Emirates will today formally unveil plans for an all-new, zero carbon desert city - seven square kilometres of carless utopia designed to house 50,000 people.
Source: register, Date and Time of entry: 21 January 2008 17:30

Abu Dhabi plots hydrogen future
The government of Abu Dhabi has announced a $15bn (£7.5bn) initiative to develop clean energy technologies.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 January 2008 17:28

Alternative Energy Companies Will Power “Green” Profits in the New Year
If green investors want to succeed in the New Year, there’s really only one thing to remember: In 2008, alternative energy is an alternative no longer.
Source: moneyM, Date and Time of entry: 04 January 2008 13:01

World's greenest office block set for Paris
The architect behind New York's Freedom Tower - built on the former site of the World Trade Centre - has announced that it is to construct what promises to be the world's greenest office building.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 04 January 2008 12:40

'Tropics expand' as world warms
Climate change is causing the tropics to widen, with possible impacts on the global food supply, research suggests.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2007 14:10

Sharp to Boost Thin-Film Production Capacity
Sharp Corporation will increase the capacity of its production system for thin-film solar cells at its Katsuragi Plant (Nara Prefecture, Japan) from the current level of 15 MW to 160 MW per year by October 2008.
Source: solarbuzz, Date and Time of entry: 04 December 2007 14:10

Google thinks green to power its business
Nine thousand two hundred and twelve. That's the number of solar panels that cover eight rooftops at Google Inc.'s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.
Source: compworld, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2007 12:30

City should go solar, say Greens
INNER Melbourne would run on renewable energy within a decade under a Greens proposal to fit households with solar hot water systems and put solar panels on public buildings, including the MCG.
Source: theage, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2007 12:29

Wood-burning power station opens
The UK's first large-scale wood-burning power station is being officially opened on Teesside.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 November 2007 12:28

Palm oil warning for Indonesia
Land clearances in Indonesia to meet the growing global demand for palm oil pose a serious threat to the environment, a report has warned.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 November 2007 13:31

Average petrol cost at £1 a litre
The average UK price of unleaded petrol has passed £1 per litre for the first time, a research group has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 November 2007 13:52

Oil passes $98 on weaker dollar
The ever-weakening dollar and fresh worries about winter fuel supplies have sent US oil prices past $98 a barrel.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 November 2007 13:51

Energy needs 'to grow inexorably'
The global demand for energy is set to grow inexorably through to 2030 if governments do not change their policies, warns a top energy official.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 07 November 2007 13:51

Fuel of the future
Ian Tansley is currently working to bring power to parts of Africa using the sun’s energy through his company Bright Light Solar. Ian, who
Source: dm, Date and Time of entry: 05 November 2007 12:11

Reforms designed to keep lights burning will be announced in the Queen’s Speech
Reforms to the planning system that will accelerate improvements to the country’s energy infrastructure – and reduce the chances of the lights going out – will be announced in the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, the Secretary of State for Business has told
Source: times, Date and Time of entry: 05 November 2007 11:25

Most ready for 'green sacrifices'
Most people say they are ready to make personal sacrifices to address climate change, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people in 21 countries.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 November 2007 11:20

Atebion ynni cymru
Bright Light Solar - Enw Cyswllt: Mr Ian Tansley
Source: energy, Date and Time of entry: 02 November 2007 19:13

Brown urged to destroy Europe’s 20% renewable targets
We have the largest wind resource in Europe waiting to be tapped, solar, both thermal and Photo Voltaic, is a viable option in large parts of the country, wave power, tidal power are all proven technologies.
Source: nc, Date and Time of entry: 30 October 2007 15:55

All About: Waste heat
The idea is to reuse the thermal energy byproduct of the electric energy the plants are generating (ie that two thirds of energy that is getting wasted) for thermal-related uses such as space heating, hot water and air conditioning -- the very items
Source: cnn, Date and Time of entry: 30 October 2007 15:54

Keeping the lights turned on
Companies or individuals wishing to embrace the principal of renewable energy should consider installing a solar water heating system, says Ian Tansley, the managing director of Bright Light Solar. “After draught excluders and loft insulation, this s
Source: insider, Date and Time of entry: 29 October 2007 14:55

Business Angel Peter adds Sparkle to Solar Business
Local entrepreneur Peter Saunders is to be a Business Angel, The company was created in 2003 by Ian Tansley, a design engineer with more than 20 years experience of solar technologies.
Source: xenos, Date and Time of entry: 29 October 2007 14:48

Only £5.23 million spent on home microgeneration as LCBP ‘collapses’
The Low Carbon Building programme of support to home microgeneration has effectively ground to a halt as Government prevarication and un-economic limits put off home owners from installing renewable energy.
Source: natural, Date and Time of entry: 02 October 2007 14:38

Ice withdrawal 'shatters record'
Arctic sea ice shrank to the smallest area on record this year, US scientists have confirmed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 September 2007 09:55

World leaders at climate summit
Leaders of 80 countries are expected to attend a special UN meeting in New York to discuss the effects of global warming and the ways to combat it.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 September 2007 09:54

UK 'needs carbon neutral target'
The Liberal Democrats are calling for Britain to become entirely carbon neutral by 2050 in an
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2007 12:01

Wave hub gets planning go-ahead
The government has given planning approval for the world's first large-scale wave project off the coast of north Cornwall.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 17 September 2007 11:57

Bush aide says warming man-made
The US chief scientist has told the BBC that climate change is now a fact.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 September 2007 13:27

Greens want 'fair' energy payouts
Householders who generate electricity via solar panels should be paid more by power firms, the Green Party has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2007 14:13

Solar plane flies into the night
A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2007 13:54

Solar canopy is 'gateway' to town
A solar canopy for converting sunlight into energy has taken shape in a town which has already showcased its green credentials to the Prince of Wales.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2007 13:52

Coastline flood risk 'to triple'
The number of homes affected by coastal flooding in Kent is expected to triple in the next ten years.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 12 September 2007 11:06

Arctic sea ice set to hit new low
Arctic sea ice is expected to retreat to a record low by the end of this summer, scientists have predicted.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 August 2007 09:45

Solar power -- even in the rain
Most of us would be delighted to run our homes on solar power if only it weren't so unreliable, expensive and cumbersome. But now, thanks to a pioneering factory in the Welsh capital, those objections may not be applicable for very much longer
Source: taipeitms, Date and Time of entry: 14 August 2007 09:45

What Solar Power Needs Now
Solar photovolaics (PV) have undergone a remarkable evolution, really a transformation, since the beginning of the industry in the 1960s. Initially solar was so expensive -- well over $100 per kilowatt hour -- that only super-high value or remote app
Source: rea, Date and Time of entry: 14 August 2007 09:44

Energy geeks compete for coolest solar home
This summer, teams from 20 universities are busy building enough homes to make an entire
Source: cnet, Date and Time of entry: 14 August 2007 09:44

BEESTON: NO GRIPES OVER WIND POWER BID
The man who put Beeston's first home wind turbine on trial wants to carry on with his experiment.
Source: nottingham, Date and Time of entry: 08 August 2007 11:15

In Defense of Carbon Offsets
Say what you will about carbon offsets -- they went from being a cool new idea to an object of derision in the blink of an eye -- there's no doubt that they are proliferating, as big companies and small ride the green wave.
Source: m.gunther, Date and Time of entry: 08 August 2007 11:10

Focus on carbon 'missing the point'
The focus on reducing carbon emissions has blinded us to the real problem - unsustainable lifestyles, says Eamon O'Hara. In this week's Green Room, he argues that bigger problems await us unless we shift our efforts.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 August 2007 11:08

CO2 emissions are 'highest in UK'
Carbon emissions per person in Wales are the highest in the United Kingdom and the 12th highest in the world, according to a report.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 08 August 2007 11:08

Ignite Clean Energy Competition Suggests a Future of Cheap Solar
The Ignite Clean Energy Competition provides a glimpse of up-and-coming breakthrough energy technologies. Since its inception in 2004, the emphasis of this annual contest has been encouraging invention of technologies that help eliminate civilization
Source: designnews, Date and Time of entry: 06 August 2007 14:23

A dream becomes concrete
Outside, it blends into rocks and cliffs; inside, it blazes with warmth: A wind-energy consultant and a retired stockbroker use high-mass concrete walls and a lot of DIY ingenuity to create a sustainable home within their means.
Source: denverpost, Date and Time of entry: 06 August 2007 14:21

US House passes clean energy bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a radical new energy bill, which aims to expand the use of renewable fuels and cut tax breaks to oil firms.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 06 August 2007 14:19

Tommy’s eco-house hits double deadline
TOMMY Walsh's ambitious programme to buy a plot of land for £60,000 and build an eco-friendly house for £60,000 in 60 days has been completed - the two bedroom property located near St Wendreda's Church, March, has been built and furnished on time an
Source: cambs, Date and Time of entry: 06 August 2007 13:35

American Researchers develop DIY solar panels
It may be as easy as click-and-print when you need a spot of solar energy, according to American researchers who say they've developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.
Source: edie, Date and Time of entry: 06 August 2007 13:34

San Jose school district unveils massive solar energy project
Joining a growing trend to "go green," San Jose Unified School District today unveiled a solar-school project expected to save the district at least $20 million in energy costs over 25 years.
Source: kbhome, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2007 13:29

Utility-Scale Solar Trial Underway
Solar energy provider GreenVolts recently announced a demonstration project with Pacific Northwest Utility to test the company's utility-scale solar energy solution. The company also announced that Avista has made a strategic investment in GreenVolts
Source: iw, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2007 13:28

Turkey's wind may answer energy problems
Ergün Özakat is tired but he is not giving up. His battle is not over. It moves him that in the past 50 years energy in Turkey has not been handled properly. He sits facing the Aegean Sea on his back terrace, wind washing over his face while he nods
Source: turkishdn, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2007 13:25

Solar Energy Advances
AS THE WORLD increasingly looks to solar power as a new source of energy, technology advances and new cooperation agreements among photovoltaic industry leaders promise to increase the supply, processibility, and cost-efficiency of silicon-based sola
Source: c&en, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2007 13:23

Cloudy Germany unlikely hotspot for solar power
It rains year round in Germany. Clouds cover the skies for about two-thirds of all daylight hours. Yet the country has managed to become the world's leading solar power generator.
Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2007 13:22

London 'flooded' in disaster film
In scenes that may no longer be dismissed as far-fetched, a new film is to chart what would happen if the Thames Barrier was overwhelmed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 28 July 2007 14:59

Sex sells, but at what cost?
"Sex sells" is the mantra of advertisers, but our fixation with status symbols and material wealth is undermining our efforts to tackle climate change, argues Matt Prescott. In this week's Green Room, he outlines how he thinks we can love ourselves a
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 July 2007 13:21

Carbon offsets deliver where it matters
The backlash against carbon offsetting could whip away funds from some ground-breaking projects in Asia and Africa, says Martin Wright. In this week's Green Room, he argues that criticism of projects which allow people to offset their emissions fails
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 26 July 2007 13:20

Beware GE's new 'green' card
General Electric's new eco-friendly credit card might have good intentions behind it, but spending money to save the planet doesn't make sense, writes Fortune's Marc Gunther.
Source: cnn, Date and Time of entry: 25 July 2007 19:03

MPs support carbon offset schemes
People should be encouraged and offered help to use schemes that offset their carbon emissions, MPs have said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 25 July 2007 19:01

A Supplement to Solar: Windmill Generators Make Green Electricity
KPBS reporter Alison St John went back to Scotland recently to visit her brother Hugh, who lives on the west coast in a small community called Scoraig. It’s a remote spot, with no roads and no electricity, except what’s generated by wind power. Here’
Source: kpbs, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2007 23:26

NEA: Charity’s plea to Gordon Brown not to forget the fuel-poor
National Energy Action (NEA) – the leading national fuel poverty charity – has warned that up to three million households in England could remain in fuel poverty in 2010 – the legally binding date for the Government to eradicate the problem for all v
Source: politics, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2007 23:23

London children awarded for acting locally and thinking globally
The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone today (Wednesday, 4 July) announced the winning schools of the annual London Schools Environment Awards. In its fourth year, a record 752 schools across the capital registered for the awards scheme.
Source: london, Date and Time of entry: 20 July 2007 23:22

IT initiatives at heart of HSBC’s green resolution
As environmental responsibility becomes increasingly important to business, global banking giant HSBC is putting technology at the forefront of efforts to go green.
Source: vnunet, Date and Time of entry: 13 July 2007 18:20

Sun's activity not to blame for climate change
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Professor Mike Lockwood, and the University of Southampton's Claus Fröhlich have analysed the activity of the sun since 1985, to see if any of this "solar climate forcing" is detectable in recent data.
Source: register, Date and Time of entry: 13 July 2007 18:19

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