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Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables join forces(0)
Two giants of the renewables industry, Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, have entered into partnership to make joint bids in the third round of offshore wind farm development in the UK. Their common goal is to establish 6,000 MW of installed wind power capacity, corresponding to enough clean green energy to power four million homes by […]
Paint on solar panels ideal for UK weather
Dr Dave Worsley of the Materials Research Centre at the University of Swansea is investigating ways of painting solar cells onto the flexible steel surfaces commonly used for cladding buildings. “We have been collaborating with the steel industry for decades,” explains Dr Worsely, “but have tended to focus our attention on improving the long-term […]
New biomass plant coming to Lincolnshire
RWE Innogy UK, the British subsidiary of pan-European utilities giant RWE Energy, is acquiring 100 % of Helius Energy Alpha Ltd from British biomass to power company Helius Energy Plc. Helius Energy Alpha owns the rights for the project.
Consent for the power plant has already been granted and first preparations for construction will be started […]