ENERGY INSIGHTS – Winter 2020
Trends, events and developments in the UK energy sector.
We have three very different wind projects in development, in south Wales and in opposite corners of Scotland. Two are brand new turbines while the third is bringing into commission two turbines that were erected in 2016 but never connected to the grid by the original developer. In total, they will add 8 MW of…
Last year CleanEarth’s solar PV business delivered a sizeable increase on the previous year, giving us our best results for solar since 2015. This comes after several turbulent years for the solar PV industry. Abrupt changes to the programme of government incentives, culminating in last April’s elimination of the Feed-in Tariff, saw many businesses struggling…
Trends, events and developments in the UK energy sector. (We used to produce an annual, in-depth Energy Outlook. But things are moving so fast these days that we decided a quarterly bulletin would be more useful. Here’s the summer edition.)
CleanEarth’s latest solar PV installation is a 250 kW system for Sharp Clinical’s European HQ in Rhymney, South Wales. Once home to the Rhymney Ironworks, and powered by coal from the local collieries, this area of the Welsh Valleys is increasingly turning to renewable energy to power its 21st century industries.
We made this film of the wind turbine’s final assembly at Accolade Wines’ HQ in Avonmouth over the weekend of 11/12 May. Great credit goes to all of our partners in this venture. After nearly three years of planning and preparation, the last couple of days went without a hitch.
At CleanEarth we are always delighted when a major wind turbine project comes to fruition, but this one has particular significance because it sets an important precedent for UK businesses. Our 2.5 MW wind turbine at Accolade Wines’ Avonmouth distribution centre is the first to be constructed for a business that does not own the…
Well known West Country printer, Pepper Communications, have installed 100 kW of solar PV panels on the roof of their Plymouth HQ. CleanEarth have completed several projects for printing businesses recently, showing how the print industry is embracing renewable energy generation. No strangers to sustainability Printers tend to be more familiar with environmental responsibility than…
The 2008 Climate Change Act celebrated its 10th birthday at the end of November. A few days earlier Chris Stark, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change, gave a presentation to delegates at the Energy Management Exhibition (EMEX), reflecting on the achievements of the previous decade. CleanEarth were there, and here’s what we took…
We usually like to report on how we’ve had to dig really deep to overcome the massive challenges of getting a new wind turbine or solar PV system up and running. But our most recently completed project turned out to be about as straightforward as they come. The 900 kWp turbine went up in Kilmux,…