Cash magnets: £6.6m to boost UK’s minerals supply

This investment aims to bolster the supply of materials used in industries like wind farms and electric vehicles

Iberdrola acquires 50MW of onshore wind farms in Poland

The wind farms will generate enough electricity to power around 50,000 homes every year and are expected to come into operation in the second half of 2023

Record-breaking weekend: Renewables power 67% of UK electricity

An estimated 67% of the UK’s electricity was generated from renewable energy sources, with wind power taking the lead at 54.9% on Saturday and 50.6% on Sunday

World’s largest wind farm construction begins in UK with largest jack-up vessel

Jack-up vessel, Voltaire, will install 277 wind turbines across the three phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm

UK must add 24 wind farms in seven years to hit wind power target

The government has set a target to grow offshore wind power capacity from 13.7GW to 50GW by 2030

UK wind farms forced to power down, resulting in millions lost

The First Minister has written a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging for increased support for long duration energy storage technologies

Netherlands shut down wind turbines to protect birds

In anticipation of a significant bird migration over the North Sea, the wind turbines at Borssele and Egmond aan Zee were temporarily halted for four hours

Winds of trouble: UK’s CfD auction “underpowered” in offshore expansion

Energy UK has warned that the scheme will fall short of delivering the necessary offshore wind expansion to meet the government’s 2030 50GW target

Sumitomo Electric powers up Scotland with new cable factory!

Japanese manufacturer will set up a Scottish factory to meet the growing demand for high-end cables, particularly for offshore wind farms and grid connections

UK and EU join forces to defend wind farms against threats

The UK and EU are teaming up to protect offshore wind farms from possible sabotage by Russia through joint patrols and intelligence sharing