The recent reshuffling of David Cameron’s governmental cabinet has led to the empowering of Matthew Hancock and Liz Truss – who have both extensively opposed renewable...
Political parties that oppose onshore wind farms may lose twice as many votes as they gain, according to the findings of a new survey. The ComRes...
Co-operative Energy has announced it will be supporting a 2014 event focused on sustainability and energy efficiency organised by the Community Energy Coalition (CEC). Community Energy...
The government-owned UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has unveiled new plans to raise a £1 billion fund that will encourage private investors to support Britain’s offshore...
A renewable energy co-operative that launched a share offer on Monday, inviting investors to pledge towards two community-owned 500 kilowatt (kW) wind turbines in Derbyshire and...
Clear policy and regulatory measures from the Treasury and financial services industry can help crowdfunding and community energy share offers “thrive”, according to an influential thinktank....
The government is about to include plans in an infrastructure bill to allow energy companies to drill on private land without permission, despite protests of residents...
Opponents of wind farms in Wales have suffered a setback, after a new report concluded that tourism levels have not been affected in regions where turbines...
The Conservative party could pledge to cut back on onshore wind farms in its next manifesto, a senior party source has told a national newspaper. The...
Wind farms can provide enough surplus energy to develop energy storage technology capable of stockpiling three days’ worth of uninterrupted power, a new study has found....
The UK government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) has revealed plans to support onshore wind power projects that have been affected by the Co-operative Bank’s withdrawal from...
Australia’s leading medical research body has found that there is no credible evidence to suggest that wind farms are harmful to human health. The National Health...
Recent figures suggest that renewable energy helped Ireland to save €1 billion (£820m) in fossil fuel imports, as well as 12m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
A subsidiary of energy firm RWE Npower is set to scale back its investment in clean energy amid rising costs, debts and uncertain government policies. Innogy,...
Resonance Asset Management has completed a major investment into four UK wind farms, worth a total of $100m (£61m). The firm said its British Wind Energy...