With a new analysis showing UK wind farms operating at just 20 per cent of their capacity in 2010, the potential of wind power has been called into question. Eifion Rees examines the arguments from both sides
… Wind industry and Decc urged to come clean on output of wind farms Eifion Rees | 4th May 2011 News Wind Energy Renewables turbine.jpg A lack of …
Offshore wind power is crucial if the UK is to meet its renewable energy targets - but a lack of suitably powerful and reliable technology could hamper efforts, reports David Strahan
… to design supersized turbines to maximise wind power potential David Strahan | 1st March 2011 News Energy Climate Change Wind Power Renewables Investigations turbine1.jpg Offshore wind power is crucial if the UK is to meet its …
A breakdown of how major countries compare on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year
… | 29th March 2011 News Renewables Energy Wind Solar Biomass Biofuels News … on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable … into its clean energy sector, mostly to wind power projects, according to analysis by …
It’s the biggest green energy company in the UK but that’s not enough for founder, Dale Vince. The next step, he tells Peter Salisbury, is to take on the ‘big six’ energy companies and show us all that renewables are the way forward
… one thing at least - that there was plenty of wind. He was already using a small portable … tower, to work out exactly how powerful the wind on his hill was. ‘When I decided to build big windmills in 1991,’ he says, ‘I found out that …
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options
… Living Renewables Nuclear Power Home Solar Wind Biomass Green Living Science And … benefit in having a panel sitting in a fresh wind or something, but still bathed in … to what you can do.’ Limited options: wind turbines and biomass Despite the economic …
Whether you’re racing or cruising; as Lesley DiFonzo discovered, a short voyage on a classic sailing boat is the perfect way to kick back
… Ship Ahoy! A wind-powered cruise on the Blue Peter Lesley … | 25th June 2011 Ethical Living Sailing Wind Power Travel Corsica Portugal … Scotland’s sailing trips aboard the wind-powered yacht Elinca take you within …
Welsh environment secretary Jane Davidson says approval for renewable power projects is being unnecessarily delayed, and indicates Welsh Assembly would support a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey
… Ecologist | 7th February 2011 News Renewable Wind Wales Marine Politics And Economics Energy News windpoweroffshore.jpg Wales plans to double … - with the majority coming from marine and wind projects. However, she said progress was …
In the latest in his exclusive series examining ethical businesses, Peter Salisbury reports on the rise of the leading eco-electricity supplier - and hears how it all started with a cocktail
… Jakubowski wanted to build or invest in wind, solar, biomass and hydro energy plants … customers, bought the ten-turbine Delabole wind farm in Cornwall, and got its own … selling the energy he didn’t use from the wind turbines, solar panels and small …
Much more than just a tool to engage communities in climate change issues, the solar industry argues it could meet between 6-8 per cent of the UK's electricity needs by 2020
… change. Our government sees large-scale wind farms as the primary means by which the … be generated by renewables by 2020, mostly by wind power. Reaching 30 per cent renewable … the money would be better spent on hydro or wind power, which is much more cost-effective. …
The harvest might be in full swing but, say Ruth Styles and Robert Phillips, if you want the bounty to continue into December, now is the time to start planning your winter vegetable garden
… to frosts, heavier rainfall, stronger winds and hungry wildlife in the winter. The … growth. Gardeners with land exposed to strong winds should also think about ways to protect … says, ‘but are very effective against strong winds and excessive rain.’ ‘As long as tender …
In 2009 alone, China installed enough renewable energy capacity to meet the UK's electricity consumption four times over, proving a fossil-free energy supply is achievable
… insulation and a large scaling up of offshore wind and other renewables to reduce emissions. … and a massive scaling up of offshore wind reports Tom Levitt NEWS ANALYSIS UK's …
In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom Levitt why she won't be opposing new nuclear power or selling off any forests... and why she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy
… Renewable Wales Politics And Economics Wind Nuclear Opencast Mining Interviews … fantastic renewable energy resource in Wales, wind and 1,200 km of coastline and marine …
Carbon offsetting isn't perfect but Much Better Adventures’ partnership with environmental charity, the Converging World, has produced an initiative that just might work
… in their renewable energy projects, building wind turbines in the developing world. … Better Adventures, TCW hopes to extend its wind power projects to other parts of India, …
The Export Credit Guarantee Department is accused of underwriting unethical and carbon-intensive business deals in developing countries and operating with a lack of transparency - charges it denies.
… - or oil refineries, civil construction, wind farms or otherwise - they are all 'fair … However leading producers of small-scale wind turbines such as Proven and Ampair … director of Britain’s oldest small-scale wind manufacturer Ampair, says that several …
Jagged peaks, cerulean lochs, plentiful wildlife and wonderful historical treasures have made Scotland a truly magical place to go, say Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones
… climate change by installing large numbers of wind turbines in the waters off the coast. Having opened Europe’s largest wind farm in 2009, the country is aiming to … sports, including canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing, on offer. www.visitlochness.com …
Firehose isn’t an obvious choice of textile for an accessories range, but for the entrepreneurs behind Elvis & Kresse, it’s simply perfect. Gavin Haines reports
… properties,’ he adds. www.simonleeguitars.com Wind Bag Company ‘From blew to green’ is the slogan used by the Wind Bag Company in Nova Scotia, Canada, which … have otherwise gone straight to landfill. www.windbagcompany.ca READ MORE... GREEN …
Global Cool is the green lifestyle organisation that uses celebrities and mainstream culture to market low-carbon living. Its director Caroline Fiennes talks to the Ecologist
… said, 'politicians put their flag where the wind is'. It's notoriously difficult for … other green changes, eg, installation of wind turbines. Secondly, stop making charities …
A remarkable young environmentalist is standing in the way of a controversial Canadian oil pipeline which campaigners fear could become the next Exxon-Valdez or Deepwater Horizon disaster. Eric Keen reports
… size would take the oil through the coast’s winding channels and onwards to its chief …
Fashionable ideas get an ethical makeover at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Matilda Lee reports
… the revolving carousel of fast fashion shop windows screaming ‘buy me now!' intersect with … world yet to come. Tucked away down the LCF's winding corridors just off Oxford Street is … social media, or businesses cottoning on to dwindling resources, the Centre's graduates …
The aviation industry deserves credit for being proactive about looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, says Paul Steele from the Air Transport Action Group
… renewable energy sources like other sectors (wind, solar, hydrogen etc) and is therefore …
Deep in the heart of Fife, Pitcairlie House is a magical place to spend a chilled out weekend getting back to nature, says Kristen Harding
… grass and tall imposing trees, the long, winding drive lets you know early on that a … light filtered through a single, deep-set window that over looked the lawns and …
With China's rare earth industry blighted by claims of toxic pollution, Estonian company Silmet is stepping up production to meet demand for rare earths essential in the manufacture of electrical gadgets and green technologies
… such as iPods and green technologies such as wind turbines. 'Outside of China, there are … used in televisions, computers and car windscreens. China’s export quotas have also …
Britain's garden designers just keep getting better as this year's Chelsea Flower Show proved. And as Jeff Holman discovered, there’s plenty more where that came from
… floating garden to Stockton Drilling’s ‘Winds of Change’, this year’s Chelsea Flower …