Wind energy
Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects… Continue reading
World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland
The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland.
The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for… Continue reading
Wind power surges to eight per cent of US generating capacity in 2016
Wind power accounted for eight per cent of total US electricity generating capacity in 2016, according to the latest figures from the federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The agency revealed yesterday that wind turbines have contributed more than a… Continue reading
Onshore wind farms cancelled as subsidies cut
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22 June 2015
- From the section UK Politics
About 250 planned onshore wind farms are likely to be cancelled because of an early end to subsidies, the government has… Continue reading