A new study has found that only 15 of the 521 wind farm sites it analysed suffer with noise problems – which the authors claim can...
Last week’s ‘joke’ at a children’s charity ball was not Sir Bradley Wiggins’ finest moment. But cast your minds back a year and the reason for...
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...
Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier, is celebrating reaching a major landmark in its continued growth, after welcoming its 100,000th customer. The firm, which was...
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...
ReEnergise Finance has created a dedicated fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) wanting to invest in energy efficiency or renewable energy. The fund called ReEnergise...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has commissioned a study to find out the effect of energy projects – including shale gas and...
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,...
The latest renewable energy projects financed by crowdfunding firm Abundance Generation have attracted £700,000 of investment in just 35 days – taking the total raised by...
A project by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) which surveyed 2,400 people has found that consumers aremore than willing to accept changes to the way...
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved plans to build “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” off the coast of Lincolnshire and Norfolk...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the UK to “unlock major investment” in renewable energy, in an article written for the New Statesman. The article,...
The offshore wind potential in Britain is crucial to meet carbon targets and boost growth, but clear strategies are needed to promote local manufacturing, according to...
The UK looks set to miss a series of targets for renewable energy put in place by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). EREC released a...