At CleanEarth we take pride in getting the job done whatever barriers stand in the way. And the recently completed Nant Bach project, near Betws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, proved the stiffest test yet of that resolve. When the turbine started generation in early November it was the culmination of nearly two years of planning, project management…
CleanEarth’s latest solar installation went live at the end of October, on the roof of Hillbrush’s main facility near Mere in Wiltshire. As a company dedicated to keeping the world’s workplaces clean, it’s not surprising that Hillbrush are also committed to clean energy. They are the UK’s largest manufacturer of high-quality brushware and hygienic cleaning…
With the completion of a 500kWp rooftop system for Natco Foods’ Buckingham processing hub, CleanEarth have again proved that solar PV installations can be economically viable without any help from government subsidies. Reductions in the cost of solar PV equipment and efficient installation procedures now make it cost-competitive with conventional power generation – especially as…
BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR NEED TO STEP UP THEIR CLIMATE GOALS TO REACH THE PARIS OBJECTIVE, A NEW UN REPORT STATES. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its latest report explains that the Paris Agreement will not help to counteract global warming. A Paris Agreement fully implemented and acted upon will…
The community fund at Treverbyn Parish Council have set up a Charity Trust with the aim of advertising the CleanEarth (CE) funding to the local community. The trust will allow local community groups and organisations to apply to the fund, which is generated by CE’s Gunheath and Greensplat turbines; our collaboration projects with Imerys. …
CleanEarth (CE) commissioned three turbine sites this Autumn – Craigthornhill and Boghead in Scotland, and Lodge Farm in Leicestershire – compounding CE’s position as the UK leader in single mid-scale turbines. CE’s expert in-house team overcame several difficult technical hurdles during the construction of Boghead, which required laying 8km of cable and a 280m…
The Castell Llwyd turbine is a 500kw project in Newtown, Wales. This was a project that typified the qualities, skills and application that CleanEarth (CE) brings to each and every project. Castell Llwyd was completed and energised just 25 days after planning approval. As with all of CE’s major projects, Castell Llwyd will generate…
NATCO Foods’ commitment to operating in an environmentally responsible manner is demonstrated by their investment in a second Solar PV installation – a 180kWp system at NATCO Cash and Carry, Hayes, installed by CleanEarth (CE). The PV system was installed within a site being developed to include new office space and a new staff canteen…
ENGINEERING SECTOR SMEs ARE INVESTING IN SOLAR TO HELP MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR COMMERCIAL PREMISES AND GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE P.E.G Precision and Vulcanising South West are engineering Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that have both invested in 40kWp roof-top PV systems, both with an aim to improve the sustainability of their premises. Vulcanising were…
During the G20 summit in Hangzhou, the world’s two largest economies and emitters of carbon (US and China) have announced that they plan to ratify the Paris Agreement. President Xi even went so far to vow that China would “unwaveringly pursue sustainable development”. This is an unexpected yet welcome development for the Agreement – 12…