Change in the wind: Venture capital revisits clean energy
Venture capital interest in clean energy technologies is again on the rise, after important shifts in direction have created promising opportunities.
Venture capital interest in clean energy technologies is again on the rise, after important shifts in direction have created promising opportunities.
Energy giant SSE has admitted there is "some uncertainty" that its merger with rival npower will go ahead after the pair delayed the tie-up due to the incoming cap on default tariff prices.
Seaway Offshore Cables, part of Subsea 7, has won a contract worth a £115-230 million for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project.
Dozens of wind turbines each standing 260 feet tall spin in the breeze on the plains of Oklahoma, feeding electricity for a Google data center about 180 miles away.
A Kinross-based firm is developing a new system to access offshore wind turbine blades which could save the European renewables industry more than £1 billion a year.
Giving the green light to a new commercial wind farm north of Lybster would leave villagers feeling encircled by steel towers, it was claimed yesterday.
The prospective developer of a large wind farm yesterday denied its plans would leave a Caithness village beset on all sides by turbines.
California aims for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, making it the largest economy committing to total renewables
Energy service giant Wood will sell its 50% interest in the Voreas S.r.l wind farm joint venture in Italy for about £21m.
The Irish Government last night announced that it had received cabinet approval for a new renewable energy project, similar to the UK's Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions.
Swedish utilities and power generators have already installed so many wind turbines that the Nordic nation is on course to reach its 2030 renewable energy target late this year.
A north film industry manager claims building more wind farms in scenic parts of the Highlands could threaten the future of film and television production in the region. Robert McClymont, who runs his own film production services business in Kinlochleven, said it is vital that both the film and wind power industries work together to ensure the most picturesque areas are avoided.
Leasing the seabed to offshore wind developers was the most profitable business last year for The Crown Estate Ltd., the company that generates income for Queen Elizabeth II.
Coriolis Energy is to unveil plans for a new Highland wind farm at two public events next week.
According to a recent report by Imperial College London, Britain’s windfarms provided more electricity than its nuclear power stations in the first quarter of 2018. This was reported in the news as the first time wind had overtaken nuclear over a three month period.
About a year ago, the Nordic region’s biggest lender warned of a “green bloodbath” among wind companies. Now, developers are discussing new investments rather than potential bankruptcies.
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has unveiled proposals to lease seabed to encourage a new generation of offshore wind projects in Scotland’s waters.
Wind turbines in Scotland provided a 44% increase in power to the National Grid during the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year, environmental groups have said.
The Trump administration is pushing ahead on getting wind turbines built off the Atlantic coastline, as interest from developers continues to heat up.
Climate change will have some very unpleasant consequences, unless we cut our dependence on fossil power. Generating electricity from the wind is clean and increasingly cheap. So it's ascent looks assured, whatever ornithologists and President Donald Trump might think.
A turbine has been earmarked for planning approval near a popular castle despite concerns about its impact.
Scotland’s offshore wind energy industry workforce has increased by 300%, according to new figures.
Scotland’s energy minister has highlighted the planned Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) windfarm off the coast of Fife as an example of the country’s leading position on renewables development.
A public consultation will be held to discuss the next phase of a major north-east windfarm.
Applications can now be made to the St John’s Hill Wind Farm Community Fund.