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The truth is out there

It’s been another rollercoaster week for renewables in the media.

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Highland wind farm is online

A new wind farm in the Scottish Highlands has finally been connected to the national grid, with the first two turbines now online and generating electricity. This is good news for SSE as it means they are beginning to see … Continue reading

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Farming the sun in a mine

The UK’s first solar farm has been granted planning permission, and it is hoped that it will produce £462,000 a year from the Feed-in Tariff incentive. 35 Degrees, a Slough-based company, is planning to build the 1.5-megawatt peak capacity farm … Continue reading

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The truth is out there

It’s been another rollercoaster week for renewables in the media. Continue reading

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Highland wind farm is online

A new wind farm in the Scottish Highlands has finally been connected to the national grid, with the first two turbines now online and generating electricity. This is good news for SSE as it means they are beginning to see … Continue reading Continue reading

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One Year On – How Green is The Greenest Government Ever?

David Cameron’s pledge that the Coalition would be the ‘greenest Government ever’ one year ago reflected a political recognition of the scale of the challenge that the UK faces in reducing our carbon emissions. The fact of the matter is that we Continue reading

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Be part of a World Record attempt with Greenpeace’s Unfriend Coal campaign

Greenpeace is calling on people across the world to show their support for a Facebook powered purely by renewables and are pretty sure that 50,000 comments will get their attention. Add your voice. Continue reading

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How much we’re investing per customer in new sources of renewables

We are sometimes asked how much we invest in new renewables per customer we supply – a measure of greenness favoured by some energy companies.
So, we did some sums, and during 2010, we invested £455.56 per customer in our new wind farm &… Continue reading

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Farming the sun in a mine

The UK’s first solar farm has been granted planning permission, and it is hoped that it will produce £462,000 a year from the Feed-in Tariff incentive. 35 Degrees, a Slough-based company, is planning to build the 1.5-megawatt peak capacity farm… Continue reading

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Re-news

The world of renewables has been buzzing so there’s plenty of news to report on…Study says renewable energy can create 2.7 million new jobs by 2030As if carbon-free, clean, secure electricity weren’t enough, renewable energy could create 2.7 mil… Continue reading

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