Scottish and Southern Energy is looking to build onshore wind turbines in the Shetland Islands.The company has teamed up with partner Viking Energy and the Shetland Islands Trust to submit plans for a wind farm large enough to provide power for 500,000 homes.Proposals suggest that the 540MW development, featuring 150...

Europe's largest onshore wind farm has been officially unveiled in Scotland.First minister Alex Salmond switched on the Whitelee 140 wind turbine development yesterday (May 20th).The opening of the £300 million wind farm coincided with a plan from Scottish Power to further extend the development to provide energy to 250,000 homes...

Several new wind turbines could be constructed off the coast of northern England following a project from the New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC).The Northern Wind Innovation Programme will provide support for offshore energy developments as part of a collaboration between NaREC and Envirolink Northwest.Some £2.6 million will be available...

Countries across the globe look to the UK for advice on how best to harness wind power, one industry organisation has said.Wind turbine developments in the UK and Ireland are noted for their success and act as inspiration for projects in other countries.This is according to the British Wind Energy...

Solar photovoltaic technology should be installed in council houses in Leeds if the city is serious about cutting carbon emissions, one Green councillor has said.Councillor Ann Blackburn has called on the city council to set a "leading example" by fitting new social housing properties with solar panels.She was speaking to...

Boiler firm Baxi has been presented with an industry award for its new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) product. The Baxi Ecogen micro-CHP won the Innovation Award at the recent Micropower Awards held in London.Baxi beat off competition from a number of other innovative microgeneration technologies and was praised by...