onshore wind

February 8, 2022

SSE sees lower than planned renewables output in ‘turbulent trading period’

Electricity output from renewable sources in which SSE has an ownership interest was 1.4TWh - or 19% - below plan in the latter nine months of 2021.

UK records 23% increase in wind generation capacity since 2015, says Ember. Image: Unsplash.

December 17, 2021

Public support for renewables continues to grow, hitting 87%

Support for renewables has continued to grow, with 87% of people in the UK now supporting the technologies.

The new figure stands at 6.8%. Image: Pexels NC.

December 13, 2021

Fourth Contracts for Difference auction opens with £285m of funding on offer

The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has opened, with a target of 12GW of electricity capacity set to gain £285 million of funding.

Green hydrogen: silver bullet or cog in the machine? Image: Scottish Power.

November 22, 2021

UK government announces £9.4m in funding for Whitelee green hydrogen project

The UK government has announced £9.4 million in funding for the Whitelee green hydrogen project.

November 9, 2021

Octopus targets £4bn of renewable projects with expansion of Fan Club model

Octopus Energy Group is aiming to raise £4 billion to fund a global expansion of its ‘Fan Club’ tariff model and support gigawatts of associated renewable energy projects through 2030.

Scottish Renewables CEO Claire Mack has called for further government action as COP26 takes place in Glasgow. Image: Scottish Renewables.

November 5, 2021

Scottish Renewables calls for planning regime changes to accelerate renewables

Trade association Scottish Renewables has called for reforms to the planning process to enable greater onshore and offshore wind capacity.

ECIU estimates that each onshore wind farm can produce 9MW for each square kilometre of space. Image: Pxfuel.

October 13, 2021

Doubling onshore wind could reduce bills by £16.3bn finds RenewableUK

Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would reduce consumer bills by £16.3 billion over the course of the decade.

California’s sun sharing the perfect model for European electricity

October 6, 2021

Regen urges government to double CfD target capacity to hedge against rising power prices

Trade body Regen is calling on the government to double the capacity for Pot One technologies in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction to 10GW.

September 13, 2021

Offshore wind allocated majority of £265m CfD AR4 budget

The fourth auction round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is to have a £265 million budget, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has said.