Storms and typhoons are often regarded as nothing more than disasters. They take away lives and destroy property everywhere they go. With the invention of the world’s first typhoon wind turbine, this perception is perhaps about to change. Atsushi Shimizu, an engineer from Japan, has invented the technology that harnesses…

RenewableUK is highlighting the potential for job creation throughout the UK, following today’s decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, to grant consent for the electrical infrastructure for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the coast of Lincolnshire. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive, Maf…

Northumberland College will soon be opening a £1.2m purpose-built training centre based at the Port of Blyth with state-of-the-art workshops and the latest teaching and learning technologies for renewables. Students who enrol for 2016 start dates will join the first cohort of students in the brand-new hub at the port…

Energy Acuity’s 2015 Wind Energy Report Examines New Operating Capacity, Wind Energy Projects, and the Top Developers Involved. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) August 18, 2016 Energy Acuity LLC, the leading provider of energy industry intelligence, has released a new report that observes the United States wind industry in 2015. The ‘2015…

Prysmian 66 KV cable system achieves qualification in carbon trust programme State-of-the-art materials and lighter designs for more sustainable and cost-effective electrical arrays Milan, 17 March 2016 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry has gained verification of its higher voltage cable system technology…

RenewableUK is today announcing that Windcat has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award for 2016 in recognition of their WindGrip system. The announcement was made on the eve of RenewableUK’s annual Health and Safety Conference in Birmingham, the UK’s premier health and safety event for the wind, wave…

Denmark produced 42% of its electricity from wind turbines last year according to official data, the highest figure yet recorded worldwide. The new year-end figures showed a 3% rise on 2014, which was itself a record year for Danish wind energy generation. The country’s minister for energy, utilities and climate,…

RenewableUK is predicting a busy year of construction activity in onshore and offshore wind in 2016, bringing massive economic benefits across the UK. However, onshore construction work beyond next year is under severe threat of curtailment as the Government has withdrawn financial support for future projects. Onshore wind developers are…

RenewableUK is highlighting new official statistics from National Grid which show that 2015 was a record year for wind energy generation, with onshore and offshore wind farms supplying their largest ever amounts of clean electricity to Britain’s homes, factories and offices. Wind set new weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual generation…

EDF Energy’s (EDF.PA) renewable arm has bought the Dorenell onshore wind farm project in Scotland which could provide electricity for up to 138,000 homes, the company said on Thursday. The plant could generate up to 200 megawatts of electricity and is expected to begin operation in 2018. EDF Energy, the…