CleanEarth have committed over £5 million (to date) to local communities over the lifetime of our operational wind turbines throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The allocation of funds is usually handled by the local council or by a foundation set up for the purpose, and the beneficiaries are many and varied. On the sports field…
If you’re trying to make sense of what’s going on in the energy sector – especially in the field of renewables – then our Energy Outlook 2018 should help you cut through the clutter and find answers to the most pressing questions. This is our review of the most important news, trends and analysis of…
Here are links to the various source materials quoted in the CleanEarth Energy Outlook 2018. While these links were all working fine at the time of publication (5 January 2018) they are on other people’s websites so are liable to being updated, amended or deleted over time. A. CHARTS p11 (top): UK renewable generating…
It’s that time of year when the flashbacks start for Robbie Brady. As CleanEarth’s project manager on the Castell Llwyd wind turbine, the festive season will always bring to mind the outrageous sequence of deadlines and events that defined his 2015 Christmas. “It really kicked off on 21st December,” recalls Robbie. “The planning application had…
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…
