Surprising New Draft National Policy for Solar Farms
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has recently published the Draft National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN‑3), which sets out the primary policy for decisions by the Secretary of State for nationally significant renewable energy infrastructure. In this article, we take a closer look at Section…
The Next Step Towards Fully Recyclable Wind Turbines
Although wind turbines may be one of the most well-known producers of renewable energy, the turbines themselves are not as sustainable. 85% of a wind turbine is already recyclable, however it is inherently difficult to recycle the wind turbine blades in a cost-effective way. A wind turbine’s blades can…
The World’s Largest Carbon Capture Plant is Turned On
The largest Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in the world opened on September 8th in Iceland. Operated by the Swiss engineering startup Climeworks, the plant is known as Orca, after the Icelandic word for ‘energy’. Orca is the largest carbon removal facility in the world and will convert CO2 emissions…
IKEA to Start Offering Renewable Energy Services
Starting this month, the furniture retailer IKEA will commence its new service of selling renewable energy across Sweden. The clean energy will be sourced from wind and solar parks, which will allow users to have access to affordable renewable energy in their households. Users will be able to access their…
Hannah McNaul Joins Pager Power
We were very pleased to welcome Hannah to the growing Pager Power team on Monday 6th September. She has just finished studying a degree in Law at Queens University, in Belfast, and has joined the company as a Technical Analyst. As well as studying law, Hannah has demonstrated a strong…
China Announces World’s Largest Wind Turbine
In a previous article we shared the news that General Electric (GE) had developed the 12-MW Haliade-X wind turbine, the world’s biggest wind turbine to date. That record is about to be broken by China’s MingYang Smart Energy, with the unveiling this week of a new offshore wind turbine that…
‘Code Red for Humanity’ – IPCC Report on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has produced a report on the most up to date physical understanding of climate change. The IPCC report, the sixth of its kind since 1988 and first since 2013, combines the work of hundreds of scientists, experts, and peer-reviewed studies. The key…
Is Prestwick Airport Charging Wind Developers Too Much?
A recent article in The Sunday Post (a Scottish national newspaper) states “State-owned Prestwick airport accused of unlawfully demanding compensation payments from wind farm developers” and explains Scottish Power Renewables’ (SPR) case that the airport’s charges for radar mitigation are substantially more than the cost of providing the mitigation. The…
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