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Scottish Government urged to increase onshore wind power as survey shows support

Scottish ministers are being urged to set a target of more than double the amount of capacity at onshore wind farms by the end of this decade. Industry body RenewableUK made the plea as it published the findings of new polling showing Scots ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Offshore wind sector will employ almost 100,000 by 2030, report predicts

The number of people working in the UK offshore wind industry will surge to almost 100,000 by 2030, according to a new report. The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) study found that the sector currently supports more than 31,000 jobs, ...

13 Jun 2022 at 15:51

Scotland

Fishermen raise concerns over 17 new offshore wind projects

A fishing industry group has called for “meaningful engagement” after the announcement of 17 new offshore wind projects along Scotland’s coastline. On Monday, Crown Estate Scotland announced the results of the ScotWind leasing process, ...

17 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Fishermen raise concerns over new offshore wind projects

17 Jan 2022 at 14:56

UK renewables generated record amount of electricity in 2022, figures show

UK renewables generated a record annual amount of electricity in 2022, new Government figures show. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published statistics on last year’s electricity production, which includes ...

27 Jul 2023 at 16:16

England a ‘godforsaken’ place for building onshore wind farms – ScottishPower

The boss of ScottishPower has said that developing wind farms in England is “godforsaken” despite changes which the Government promised last year. Keith Anderson told MPs that the company, which is one of the UK’s largest wind ...

17 Jan 2024 at 13:10

Crown Estate signs deals for wind farms to power seven million homes

The UK has taken another step towards decarbonising its energy grid as four companies signed deals to build six new wind farms in British waters. The deals between the Crown Estate and companies including BP, Total and ...

19 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Public backs wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills, poll suggests

More than three-quarters of people think the UK Government should use new wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills, a poll suggests. Some 77% of the 6,114 people polled by Survation for industry body RenewableUK ...

07 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Energy bosses ‘worried’ as ministers move to cap renewable and nuclear profits

Energy bosses have expressed concern that the Government’s proposal to cap revenues from renewable generators and nuclear power plants could put off investors. The Government announced on Tuesday that it plans to ...

11 Oct 2022 at 23:55

New cap on renewable energy revenue not a windfall tax, says Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg has denied that Government plans for a cap on the revenues of renewable energy generators and nuclear power plants amount to a windfall tax. The announcement on Tuesday that the Government would ...

12 Oct 2022 at 14:21

Government promises planning reform after pressure from wind farm builders

The Government has promised a better and faster system for approving wind farms and other major infrastructure as it acknowledged that it was taking way too long for decisions to come through. Following years ...

23 Feb 2023 at 15:38

Government speeds up ‘skills passport’ for workers to move to clean energy jobs

The Government is speeding up the delivery of a “skills passport” to support oil and gas workers to move into jobs in renewables such as offshore wind, it has said. As Energy Secretary Ed Miliband visits ...

17 Oct 2024 at 07:49

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