A £230m wind power project, initially approved by the Scottish government, has been temporarily put aside amid development issues – most notably, a legal battle led...
One person has died and thousands of homes across Scotland are without power as winds of more than 100mph hit the UK. Flooding is expected later...
RWE Npower has dropped plans to build a 240-turbine wind farm in the Bristol Channel that would have powered nearly 1m homes, saying it was “not...
Prince Charles has spoken out about his concerns around climate change action and warned that natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan will become more frequent. Speaking at...
Early consultation about wind farm proposals between local communities and developers are to become compulsory, giving local people a much greater say over wind turbine placement....
Donald Trump’s legal challenge against the development of an 11-turbine offshore wind firm in Blackdog, Scotland, begins on Tuesday. The billionaire US tycoon says the project...
The majority of Britons (70.1%) would be happy to have a wind farm constructed in their local area, according to a poll commissioned by the Mail...
The government has been accused of harming the offshore wind sector’s ability to expand because of a “lack of clarity” in its policies. Amid fierce political...
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has successfully refinanced a 20% stake in London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, which was previously financed by UAE...
The Spirit of Lanarkshire Wind Energy Co-operative has launched its second round of fundraising for a wind farm that is expected to begin generating electricity this...
There’s an old Faroese saying – betri er at vera fyrivarin, enn eftirsnarur (it’s better to be prepared than swift afterwards) – that can be used...
Kate Turner, external affairs manager at Good Energy, debunks some of the most common myths on shale gas and wind power. Matt Ridley’s column in the Times last week...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is said to have commissioned a report into the negative effects of wind farms on the rural economy, which has been met with opposition from the...
Swedish furniture store Ikea has purchased an Irish wind farm, signalling its intention to crack the renewable energy industry in the UK and Ireland. The development,...
Energy minister Michael Fallon officially opened the world’s second largest wind farm on Wednesday, which is outsized only by London Array. The new project, Greater Gabbard,...