Environmental stories tagged with: wind

Domestic wind turbines have not always been welcomed by everyone, with objections of visual impact and noise levels being the main beef. However, there is also the question of whether the amount of electricity they generate makes them worth the effort.

The Renewables Advisory Board has reported that the UK could generate 14% of its total energy from renewables by 2020 if a set of identified radical policy changes are put into effect quickly.

The Crown Estate and Clipper Windpower Plc (Clipper) have announced today, that they have signed an agreement for The Crown Estate to purchase Clipper's prototype of the world's largest offshore wind turbine, Clipper's 7.5 MW MBE turbine, also known as the Britannia project.

Malcolm Wicks, the Energy Minister, has given permission for three new wind farms to be built.

Harnessing the vast potential of the UK's island status entered a new phase today as Energy Secretary John Hutton announced proposals to open up its seas to up to 33GW (gigawatts) of offshore wind energy.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust (QEH) in Norfolk, is set to become the first public sector organisation to be powered by green energy from their own, on site, large scale wind turbine.

Google has announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal.

Californian energy giant Clipper Windpower is to develop a new generation of offshore wind turbines in the North East of England.

In the United Kingdom, it can take up to 20 years to recoup the costs of installing microgeneration by selling back to the electricity company. According to Good Energy, they now have the best pay-back tariff in the UK.

According to Volvo Trucks, its factory in Ghent will be the first vehicle factory in the world that is totally carbon dioxide free, thanks to an on-site wind-farm and a biomass production facility that cover most of the energy needs for the plant.

This week saw the green light given for Wave Hub deep-sea socket off Cornwall and the Teesside offshore wind farm off Tees Mouth, but these developments are taking too long through the planning system.