UK
Scotland beats its 2011 renewable energy target to reach 35%
30/03 | Figures released this week showed that Scotland generated an additional 45 per cent of renewable energy in 2011 compared with 2010. This increase was reported in a study published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. A total of 35 per cent of Scotland’s electricity requirements was produced from ...
UK: Government right to continue backing wind power according to industry
23/03 | The UK’s wind power industry has come out in support of Prime Minster David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne’s continued backing of the sector. Job creation, energy security and household bills are just three of the reasons that RenewableUK has stated in justifying the government’s support of wind. At a ...
Wales: Top government scientist calls for two new hydro power stations in Snowdonia
21/03 | While speaking at a meeting of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers last week, Professor David Mac Kay, chief scientist at the Department of Energy and Climate Change called for the construction of two new hydro-electric power plants in Snowdonia, North Wales. He made the case while arguing that wind power ...
UK: Wrexham leading the solar power push in Europe
09/03 | Wrexham in North Wales has established itself as a leader in Europe’s solar power industry with the installation of 30,000 locally produced panels on 3,000 council homes. The town’s average sunshine levels are just three hours a day for four months of the year, yet Wrexham finds itself in the ...
UK: Humber estuary tidal power exploited to run Hull aquarium
07/03 | The Humber estuary has long been the focus of various renewable energy projects, particularly wind. Now, the estuary’s tidal power is being utilised to provide light and heat for Hull’s ‘Deep’ aquarium. The 20 metre floating turbine platform with its hidden turbine will use the force of the tidal stream ...
