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Breezing to A New Wind Power Mix Record
-Introduction According to the National Electricity System Operator (ESO), wind power provided its highest ever share of the UK power…
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Onshore Wind and Solar Regain Access to CfDs
-Background Onshore wind and solar energy lost access to the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in 2017 despite generating electricity…
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An Incredibly Brief History of Wind Power and Mankind
-By S.C.Watson (Mike’s brother) It could be argued that one of the greatest strides taken by mankind on the journey…
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Government Green Light for UK Onshore Wind
-Background After an effective moratorium of four years the government re-opens the door to onshore wind by allowing onshore wind…
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Will Climate Change make wind farms generate more power?
-Background Climate change is projected to cause rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. These may result in the output of…
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Sweden Ends 2016 With a Record
-Not an ill wind December 2016 saw Storm Urd wreak havoc in Norway, Sweden and Denmark – toppling trees, closing…
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A significant rise in Scottish solar capacity in 2014
-The installed solar capacity for Scotland touched 140MW at the end of December 2014. This represents a growth of 32%…
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Great British wind power record broken
-Were you at home on Sunday 7th December 2014? If so, there may have been an increased chance that the…
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Wind power generated in the UK exceeds 5GW
-UK turbines produced over 5GW of electricity on the morning of Sunday 3rd February, say the National Grid. This surpasses…