Wind Power Could Be a Poverty Trap
UK - Half a million people could be pushed into fuel poverty by the UK's drive for wind power according to the government's former chief scientific adviser.

World's Largest Wind Farm Connects to Grid
UK - Siemens Energy has won a major contract from Fluor Ltd. to connect Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm to the British power grid.

Spatial Information Supports Strategic Wind Farms
UK - ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a contract to develop spatial information layers on the location and economic value of commercial fishing and shellfishing...

Green Light for Europe's Biggest Windfarm
SCOTLAND - Europe's largest onshore windfarm has been given the green light by the Scottish Government.

The Cost of Green Power
UK - The search for greener forms of electricity has led to a conflict between energy needs and the impact of power generating systems on the nearby environment. Rob Westall,...

UK Wind Farm and Tidal Projects Get the Go-Ahead
UK - The North East is set to become key to Britain's hopes of boosting its production of renewable energy after E.On submitted plans to build one of the largest ever wind farms in...

Fighter Planes May Put Paid to Wind Farms
UK - Military concerns could force a radical rethink of the region’s wind capacity, the North’s top planner has admitted.

The Power to Save Britain
UK - How our island could be supplying Europe with green electricity. Plus Peter Hain on getting real about renewables

Shake-up demanded in rules over wind farm applications
UK - There must be a shake-up of the application system for wind farms to prevent time and money being wasted, it was claimed today.

The future for sustainable energy
UK - Business is about seizing opportunities to serve customers – and what better opportunity can there be than meeting the rapidly growing demand for clean, secure, sustainable energy?...

E.ON UK begins offshore construction work at Robin Rigg Wind Farm
EAST YORKSHIRE - E.ON, one of the UK's leading green generators, has announced that offshore construction of its 325m Robin Rigg Wind Farm has started in the Solway Firth.

The Renewable Energy Centre praises latest UK planning approvals for renewable energy solutions
UK - The Renewable Energy Centre today announced its support for the recent planning approvals which have been given for a 23 turbine wind farm in Sutherland and a biodiesel refinery...

UK plans major expansion of offshore wind turbines
UK - The UK government is planning a massive expansion in off-shore wind farms that could generate enough electricity required to power every home in the country. Energy Secretary John...

Wind-fuelled 'supergrid' offers clean power to Europe
UK - A 5,000-mile network could cut the entire continent's carbon output by a quarter writes Paul Rodgers in The Independent.