The Article by Jessica Shankleman from Business Green highlights: Wind turbines met 22 per cent of power demand on Sunday, while coal contributed just 13 per cent On Sunday 17th August 2014 the high winds helped to set a new record for wind power on the grid. According to RenewableUK, Britain’s fleet of onshore and…
The UK is set to run out of its oil, coal, and gas supplies in a little over five years, a new report had claimed. The research from the Global Sustainability Institute has said that other European countries are facing similar shortages and that many nations will become entirely dependent on energy imports in the…
The 77M tall wind turbine installations were project managed by Cleanearth from start to finish and will generate enough electricity to power 1700 homes per annum. Tristan Grimes, Technical Director at Cleanearth commented: “The installation schedule represented a new challenge for Cleanearth, but fortunately we have developed an excellent in house team of Planning Consultants,…
Then Chancellor George Osborne has concluded his fifth budget with expectations low that there would be any positive news for the low-carbon economy. In the end there was a £7 billion package to cut energy bills for intensive users, a pledge to milk the UK’s fossil fuel reserves and a freeze on the carbon floor prize that…
The Bavarian Institute of Applied Environmental Research and Technology (bifa) environmental institute in Germany has published an eco-efficiency analysis of solar PV which reveals that the energy payback time for the technology ranges from 0.55 to 1.3 years. The paper examines the impact of solar PV on the environment, taking into account the whole solar life…
Cleanearth and EWT held an invitation only Wind Turbine Open Day at a 500kW EWT installation located near Launceston, Cornwall. The open day offered individuals an exclusive opportunity to get up close to an operational 500kW Wind Turbine and discuss their projects with the Cleanearth and EWT senior project management team. Furthermore , the open…
Ofgem have announced new feed-in tariff rates for Solar and Wind applicable from 1 April 2014. Please click on the link below to view the Feed-in Tariff Payment Rate Table for Photovoltaic Eligible Installations for FIT Year 5 (2014/2015) Feed-in Tariff Scheme: Tariff Table 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 PV Only Please click…
As I am sure you all know this week we were at the LAMMA show, the UK’s largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services show in Petersborough. On the Wednesday when it began we were there bright and early at 6am to set the stand up before the hordes of people arrived at 7:30am. By…
As 2013 draws to a close, it is clear that renewable energy will form a vital part of the future framework of UK farming. In a recent survey of 700 farms by Nottingham Trent University, 38% of respondents said they currently generate renewable energy; with Solar PV (66%), Wind (30%) and Biomass (21%) the most…
The European Commission has outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030. The Commissioners want a binding target to reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. Renewables will need to provide 27% of EU energy by 2030, but while the target will be binding at EU level there will be no…
