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Scottish Power begins work on first subsidy-free windfarms

Scottish Power begins work on first subsidy-free windfarms

The two projects, with a combined capacity of 80MW, will provide green energy to corporate giants Amazon and Tesco.

6 years ago

New offshore wind body for Scotland targets 8GW by 2030

6 years ago

Securing renewable assets

6 years ago

Labour net-zero blueprint calls for 9,000 new wind turbines by 2030

More than half of the UK’s electricity needs should be supplied from wind power by 2030, according to a radical new decarbonisation plan drawn up for the Labour Party. The 30 by 2030 report stops short of committing to net-zero by 2030 but does set a target of 90 per cent of non-transport electricity demand being met from renewable and low-carbon sources.

6 years ago

Political decisions ‘hampering competition’ in renewables

The UK has been warned against “putting all of its eggs in the offshore wind basket”. The lead author of the International Energy Agency's Renewables 2019 report talks to Utility Week about the UK's "unique" approach and the obstacles to speeding up deployment of green energy.

6 years ago

Renewable power overtakes fossil fuels in Q3 2019

A report by Carbon Brief found that electricity generated by renewable sources overtook fossil fuels in Q3 2019, the first time since the Industrial Revolution. Increased wind capacity was largely to thank for the increase.

6 years ago

Greencoat to buy 48.5MW windfarm from Innogy

Greencoat says construction of the windfarm is expected to be completed in 2021. The transaction between UKW and Innogy will be completed once construction is finished.

6 years ago

Hazy future for wind risks slowing cost reductions

6 years ago

Final turbine installed at Hornsea One offshore windfarm

6 years ago

World’s largest offshore windfarm to use world’s most powerful turbine

6 years ago

Renewables investors ‘allowed to speculate at expense of the public’

“You barely have an energy market in this country at all, such is the level of intervention,” a libertarian thinktank has claimed.

6 years ago

Renewable generation record in Q2 2019

BEIS has released statistics on energy generation during the second quarter of 2019 showing more than 30 per cent came from renewables.

6 years ago

Hydrogen networks should ultimately be supplied by renewables

6 years ago

Constitutional chaos takes wind out of Long Bailey’s sails

Labour's bold plans around renewables and climate change should not get lost in the maelstrom engulfing UK politics at the moment, says David Blackman

6 years ago

Foreign investors in UK renewables ‘spooked by Brexit’

The vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on climate change has said European investors are turning to South America, because they are concerned about the impact of Brexit. However, one of the founders of Octopus Energy said the long-term attraction of UK renewables remained attractive.

6 years ago

Labour plans to build 37 offshore wind farms with public stake

Under its ‘People’s Power Plan’, Labour aims to deploy 52GW of offshore wind by 2030, providing enough electricity for 57 million households.

6 years ago

Cheap wind a boon for green hydrogen

6 years ago

Offshore wind: How big is too big?

6 years ago

Breaking Ground: Hinkley milestone, UKPN Services Manchester Metrolink work and South East Water diversion

This week EDF announced a milestone development at its Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. Utility Week takes a look at this and other projects happening around the sector.

6 years ago

CfD auction sees record low price of £39.65/MWh

6 years ago

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