Solar News 1. Fort Hood and Universal Services Fort Hood Inc. have turned on a solar field of nearly 3,000 photovoltaic solar panels. “The four-acre solar field, near Liberty Village community, will generate one million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually for 300 single-family homes.” Photo above. 2. The 230-megawatt photovoltaic … [continued]
It was recently announced that UK greenhouse gas emissions dropped 7% in 2011. “In 2011, UK emissions of the basket of six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol were provisionally estimated to be 549.3 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent,” the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change noted. “This … [continued]
Solar energy is a quickly growing field in many countries, as we’ve pointed out many times here on CleanTechnica. The United Kingdom, however, finds itself in a position of hobbling growth in the PV sector, as feed-in tariffs for photovoltaics have been cut roughly in half. While arrays completed … [continued]
According to a new report from the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, the UK could become one of the leading exporters of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise, but only if the UK Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables. The UK is already … [continued]
Solar power is blowing up. And that’s expected to continue for many years into the future. While I’m all for solar power expansion of any sort, like the majority (or even over 90%) of people are, I (like most) prefer to see the myriad benefits of solar going to … [continued]
At a time when unemployment is reaching record levels in the UK, people could be forgiven for asking why the government insists on cutting the feed-in tariff rates for solar power in such a drastic manner, when they have been driving growth in the sector, creating much-needed jobs, and generating tax revenue. The main issue behind the government’s actions is that the feed-in tariff scheme is in danger of exceeding its budget, but the decision to cut the rate before the consultation period had finished simply didn’t make sense, which is why the High Court deemed it to be illegal. […]
Britain’s wind sector has reached 6 gigawatts of installed capacity, says trade association RenewableUK, creating enough energy to supply 3,354,893 homes with electricity. The 6GW mark was reached with the completion of the Ormonde offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Cumbria, which is now outputting up to 120 … [continued]
Aside from the numerous wind energy stories we’ve already covered this month, here are 7 more you might be interested in: 1. Wind power hits record levels over New Year period in UK. “According to trade association RenewableUK, wind farms met an average of 5.3 per cent of the UK’s electricity … [continued]
The British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) released new numbers late last week showing that companies have invested £2.5 billion ($3.9 billion) into renewable energy projects across the United Kingdom so far this financial year, an investment which has the potential to create almost 12,000 jobs across the … [continued]
Scotland-based utility SSE revealed today that it now has over one gigawatt (GW) — 1,000 megawatts (MW) — of onshore wind power capacity installed and in operation. Pretty astounding, given the size of the country, but it fits Scotland’s tremendous renewable energy ambitions, which include getting 100% of its … [continued]
