The largest offshore wind farm developer in the world has laid off around 15 people from its business, and is currently weighing further cuts, as the company warns that wind might not be quite as effective as previously thought. Orsted made its UK managing director redundant at the beginning of Read more…
Research by Irish Wind Energy Association finds that climate change will influence how people vote in general election A majority of Irish people say that they are in favour of wind energy and that climate change will influence who they vote for at the next general election, according to a Read more…
Power payments are gone with the wind SIR, – George Herraghty (P&J, December 30) highlights the problem, not uncommon in winter, of very low wind power output. Ironically, within days the system can be faced with the opposite – too much wind for local demand and for the Scottish grid Read more…
Orsted is to make a voluntary payment to British energy regulator Ofgem in relation to the role played by the 1.2GW Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm during the power system failure that left thousands without electricity on 9 August. The Danish developer has agreed to pay £4.5m into Ofgem’s redress Read more…
Seneca Global Energy, in Hartlepool, had intended to submit planning applications for two turbines up to 325ft tall on Hartlepool Borough Council owned land off Brenda Road, south of Tata steel. A single turbine on the Tofts Farm Industrial Estate, to the north of Tofts Road West, was also Read more…
Zero-carbon energy became Britain’s largest electricity source in 2019, delivering nearly half the country’s power and outstripping fossil fuels for the first time. Following a dramatic decline in coal-fired power and a rise in renewable and low-carbon energy, 2019 was the cleanest energy year on record for Britain, according to Read more…
The boss of British Airways has declared “our future has to be sustainable” as the airline begins offsetting carbon emissions from domestic flights. Chief executive Alex Cruz said a “multifaceted response” is required to tackle climate change. BA is making all its flights within the UK carbon neutral from Wednesday. Read more…