wind power
Extra £58bn funding for grid needed, report claims
The expansion of the UK’s grid will need to be the biggest since the supergrid roll-out of the 1950s to meet demand, a report said.
World’s largest wind farm starts production off Yorkshire coast
The Dogger Bank wind farm will be bigger than any other in the world when it is fully operational, with 277 wind turbines.
Key questions answered on Government plans to relax onshore wind planning rules
A Government statement said planning rules will be ‘streamlined’ to allow onshore wind projects to be approved more quickly.
Octopus Energy to invest £15.5bn in offshore wind projects by 2030
The investment will go towards existing wind farms, or those under construction, as well as developers of new offshore wind across the world.
Funding of monarchy recalculated but Royal Household could get nearly £80m extra
The Sovereign Grant will be 12% of the Crown Estate’s net profits next year, down from 25%.
Funding of monarchy recalculated after Crown Estate’s boost from wind farm deals
The Sovereign Grant will be 12% of the Crown Estate’s net profits next year, down from 25%.
North's renewable electricity supply breaches 50 per cent mark, but industry warn generation must double to hit 2030 target
MORE than half of all the electricity consumed in the north last year was generated from renewable sources, new data shows.
Almost half of electricity consumption in NI generated from renewable energy sources located in the north
ALMOST half of electricity consumption in Northern Ireland last year was generated from renewable energy sources located in the north, a new report has found.
Renewable energy target exceeded ahead of schedule
A STORMONT renewable energy target has been exceeded a year ahead of schedule.