Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!
As a number of coal-fired power stations are being decommissioned in the UK, it is welcome news to hear from respected energy experts, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), that the electricity produced by wind power is now the cheapest in the UK.   BNEF have conducted a new study, and it has concluded that wind power… Read the rest

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations
Before we all get too excited about the headline, I should say that this achievement was only managed for one day. Earlier this week, for one day only,  the UK’s wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations according to the National Grid. However this was no mean achievement and not only shows the… Read the rest

2013: A Green Year for Britain

2013: A Green Year for Britain
It has been revealed from Government statistics just released that the United Kingdom generated almost 15% of its power from renewable sources last year.  This represents an increase of almost a third over the previous year, 2012, when just over 11% of power came from renewable sources. A major contribution to the increase in green energy… Read the rest

UK Wind Turbine Record- And the Seals are Loving it!

UK Wind Turbine Record- And the Seals are Loving it!
RenewableUK industry group reported that United Kingdom wind turbines generated a record 22 percent of the country’s electricity on Sunday 17 August 2014, beating the 24-hour record for the second time in the same week. Wind farms produce an average of 5,797 megawatts- enough to power more than 15 million homes at this time of year,… Read the rest

Significant Wind and Solar Power Growth seen in 2012

Significant Wind and Solar Power Growth seen in 2012
Despite the glocal recession solar and wind renewable energy continued to grow last year. according to recently released figures from the Worldwatch Research Institiute. Solar power consumption increased by over 50% percent, to 93 terrawatt-hours (TWh), while  the use of wind power increased by 18 percent, to 521 TWh.  This still leaves hydropower as the world’s… Read the rest

New Wind Farm given Go-Ahead in Wales

New Wind Farm given Go-Ahead in Wales
A 28 turbine wind farm at Brechfa Forest West in Carmarthenshire, Wales,  has been given the thumbs up by the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Developer is RWE Power and they expect the project to power over 35000 homes and to create/support up to 150 jobs during the construction and commissioning phase.… Read the rest

Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm

Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm
While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still very much in support of renewable energy developments. A case in point is the recent approval by the energy minister, Charles Hendry, to Vattenfall’s Pen Y Cymoedd proposals which when built will… Read the rest

David Cameron Defends UK Windfarm Plans to Tory MPs

David Cameron Defends UK Windfarm Plans to Tory MPs
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron has written to more than 100 of his own backbenchers who published an open letter to the PM asking for subsidies for “inefficient” on-shore wind power to be slashed, and complaining about planning policies putting national energy policies ahead of local objections. David Cameron said there were ‘hard-headed reasons’… Read the rest

Wind Power Development in Northern Ireland

Wind Power Development in Northern Ireland
On the North Eastern part of Ireland, Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is well placed to benefit from wind power. It has the highest average wind speeds across Europe and extreme high average wind speeds at coastal locations and at higher located areas. The amount of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in Northern… Read the rest

Is Bigger Better Offshore or is it Mega-turbine Madness?

Is Bigger Better Offshore or is it Mega-turbine Madness?
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It’s a fact that the offshore wind turbines being installed now, and being planned for the future are getting bigger and bigger The North Sea has winds often exceeding 90 mph and is therefore ideal for the generation of wind power.  Hundreds of wind turbines produce now electricity off the coast of the North Sea… Read the rest