wind power

As climate change influences more extreme weather events, an expert roundtable has urged greater consideration be paid to the impact weather conditions have on wind production in the UK.

The 900MW Moray East Wind farm in North East Scotland has come under scrutiny for using loopholes to rake in £647 million.

According to data released by Drax Electric Insights, Britain now has more installed wind capacity than gas generation.

Energy giant Octopus Energy has confirmed that it is set to invest in international wind developer Deep Wind Offshore.

The UK Government revealed last week (24 August) that ten UK-based companies were travelling to Australia to explore clean energy opportunities.

Wales-based renewable energy developer, Bute Energy has submitted a development application for a 92.4MW wind farm in Wales.

With the launch of Great British Nuclear last week (18 July), one of the biggest questions surrounding the technology remains just how the UK will use nuclear to support the energy transition.

Octopus Energy is to invest $20 billion (£15 billion) into offshore wind by 2030 with a view to generating 12GW of renewable electricity a year.

Energy regulator Ofgem has shortlisted four potential operators for its next Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) bidding round for projects worth around £2 billion.

This week’s issue of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact - looks at the causes of negative energy prices over the weekend, Ofgem’s price cap forecast and the effects of the falling imbalance prices.