UK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries
The UK is set to back a vast new fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea alongside nine other European countries including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.
The looming battle over Britain''s wind farms
Scottish Power wants to bring cables onshore from two vast new wind farms in the shallow waters of Doggerland, in the North Sea.
The areas where Labour wants to build onshore wind farms, mapped
Just a handful of very small, land-based, wind farms have been approved in England since 2015 when David Cameron changed planning laws so that a single objection could block a
DESNZ Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy
That will require rapid development of new onshore wind across Britain and repowering of existing sites to bring British consumers some of the cheapest homegrown power that can be produced.
The looming battle over Britain''s wind farms | Wind Energy News
National Grid has proposed a 138-kilometre offshore electricity link between Suffolk and Kent called Sea Link, and another to the Netherlands, known as LionLink, to help the two countries
New UK Government plans big push on wind
The new UK Government is committed to double onshore wind and quadruple offshore wind by 2030, as a cornerstone of its goal to fully decarbonise electricity by 2030.
Wind power in the United Kingdom
In 2014, Siemens announced plans to build facilities for offshore wind turbines in Kingston upon Hull, England, as Britain''s wind power rapidly expands. The new plant was expected to begin producing
Wind power in the United Kingdom
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As of 2020, there were no major UK-based wind turbine manufacturers: most are headquartered in Denmark, Germany and the USA. In 2014, Siemens announced plans to build facilities for offshore wind turbines in Kingston upon Hull, England, as Britain''s wind power rapidly expands. The new plant was expected to begin producing turbine rotor blades in 2016. By 2019, blades were being shipped in large numbers. T
Wind Farms in the UK (2026 Map and Guide)
This guide provides you with a front-row seat to that transformation, allowing you to explore an interactive wind farm map, learn about the power each site produces, and discover how
New plan to kickstart onshore wind revolution
Thousands of new jobs for British people in onshore wind, such as engineering, construction, and operations maintenance, could be created by 2030 to build the onshore wind
Ofgem vows to end years-long wait for new wind farms to connect to
Officials have unveiled plans to connect new wind and solar farms to the power grid faster, which they hope will end years of gridlock for some projects.