Energy
Vattenfall Powers Up Plans for Batteries at Welsh Wind Farm
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has confirmed plans to create Wales’ largest wind-plus-storage energy site at the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd wind farm. Later this year the 76-turbine wind farm, the largest onshore wind farm in Wales, will take delivery of…
Unilever Confirms UK Sites Now 100 Per Cent Renewable Powered
Unilever has today become the latest high profile firm to confirm its operations are being run using renewable power, after confirming all its UK sites are sourcing 100 per cent of their power from renewable sources. The company said that…
Scottish Tories Look to Quash Hopes of Onshore Wind Revival
Hopes that a Conservative government could open the door for new onshore wind projects outside of England were dealt a blow late last week, after the Scottish Conservatives’ manifesto underlined the party’s opposition to new wind farms in Scotland. Last…
Swiss Voters Back Nuclear Phase Out and Renewables Surge
Swiss voters have approved a major new energy reform package, which will see the country phase out nuclear power and deliver a surge in renewables capacity. Final figures from Sunday’s referendum on the government’s proposed Energy Strategy 2050 reveal just…
Germany Onshore Wind Auction Fetches ‘Unexpected Low’ Price
Germany’s first competitive wind power auction under its new feed-in tariff regime has defied expectations by delivering an average bid price of just 5.71 Euro cents. The country’s Federal Energy Network Agency – or Bundesnetzagentur – announced on Friday it…
AUSTRIA WIND POWER: Local farmers grow their own energy
A small Austrian town fights climate change with an innovative partnership of small, local entrepreneurs. The small town of Bruck an der Leitha 45 kilometers southeast of Vienna is at the forefront of Austria’s drive for renewable energy. Its latest…
Utility-Scale Solar Grew 72% Per Year Between 2010 & 2016
Utility-scale solar installations—including both photovoltaic (PV) and thermal technologies—grew at an average rate of 72% per year between 2010 and 2016, faster than any other generating technologies. Utility-scale solar (plants with a capacity of at least one megawatt) now makes…