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Wind power in the UK has set a new generation record (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Britain’s wind turbines break new generation record for second time in a week

Wind farms provided 68.3% of the country’s electricity on Wednesday.

The new record comes after the Government announced plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (Ben Birchall/PA)
ElectricityEmissionsIndustryInfrastructureNewsOffshore WindTransmissionUtilitiesWind

Britain’s turbines set new wind record ‘taking centre stage in clean energy mix’

Britain’s turbines set a new maximum wind record, topping 22,000 megawatts for the first time on Sunday, figures indicate.

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney (Andrew Milligan/PA)
BusinessEconomyElectricityIndustryInfrastructureLegislationNewsPoliticsRegulationsSolarWind

North East of Scotland must become ‘powerhouse of renewables revolution’: John Swinney

The First Minister will tell a renewables conference how the North East of Scotland must be “the powerhouse of the renewables revolution”.

News Release

New vision for UK seabed as The Crown Estate publishes bold approach to drive energy transition and nature recovery

11 Sept 2024 An ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can continue to support the accelerated delivery of nature recovery and the...

Nine new offshore wind farms were secured this year (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
AnalysisBusinessContracts for DifferenceElectricityEmissions MarketsSolarWind

What happened in the UK’s clean power auction, and how does it work?

Explaining contracts for difference, Britain's renewable energy targets and the incentives to build new projects.

SSE renewables has just completed the Viking Wind Farm on Shetland – wit high wind levels on the island meaning it is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK (SSE/PA)
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Completion of Shetland green energy projects hailed as ‘major milestone’

In the islands around Scotland, newly completed Shetland wind farm can power half a million homes annually from the windiest place in the...

Government boosts pot for renewables in latest auction to £1.5bn (Ben Birchall/PA)
ClimateEconomyElectricityEnvironmentNewsPoliticsRegulationsWind

UK Budget for new clean power schemes gets boost to record £1.5bn

The UK Government is increasing the budget to support the next wave of renewable energy schemes to a record £1.5 billion, it has...

Contracts for DifferenceElectricityNewsNuclear PowerOffshore WindSmall Modular ReactorsSolar

Government announces £800m for offshore wind power support

Developers are being offered £800 million in support for new offshore wind farms, as part of a record £1 billion backing for green...

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