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RSPB calls on government to increase commitment to onshore windBWEA, the UK's leading renewable energy association, welcomed today RSPB's "Positive Planning for Onshore Wind" report, which sets out how to significantly expand UK's onshore wind capacity. Evidence shows that it is possible to develop onshore wind farms, without damage to wildlife. Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive of BWEA said: "Re Read More »
BWEA, the UK's leading renewable trade association, welcomed today's report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), urging the Government to act in order for employment to be created in the offshore wind sector. The report 'Green Jobs: Prospects for creating jobs from offshore wind in the UK' states that the sector could provide 70 000 jobs in the UK by 2020, with timely Government as Read More »
UK manufacturing industry casts aside economic gloom to become world's largest exporterA global study released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today, flagged up significant international growth in demand for small wind technology. BWEA's own figures released last week recognised the UK as the world's biggest exporter of turbines in the sub 50kW division, last year deploying 4.7MW i Read More »
Wind, wave and tidal energy will create jobsBWEA, UK's leading renewable energy trade association, welcomed the Prime Minister's endorsement today of the enormous potential of renewable energy to create employment in the UK. Studies published by BWEA in October 2008, concluded that wind, wave and tidal energy projects could drive job creation and stimulate sectors of the economy crucial to delive Read More »
Two environmental assessments show 'huge scope for development'BWEA, UK's leading renewables trade association, welcomed the two key Government announcements published today, as a decisive development towards powering up every home in the UK with wind, wave or tidal energy.The two announcements are the study on locations for future offshore energy developments, which identified scope for between Read More »
The Crown Estate has today announced that following a successful application process it will be offering exclusivity agreements to companies and consortia for 10 sites for development of offshore windfarms within Scottish territorial waters.

The 10 agreements will be made to nine companies and consortia, and in total the sites have the potential to generate more than 6 GW of offshore wind powe Read More »
General Electric (GE) has expressed strong interest in developing wind energy parks in Bulgaria, specifically in the Mirkovo municipality in the Sofia region, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry press center reported Tuesday.

The Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov met with the Project Manager of GE Energy Infrastructure - Energy, George Bises to discuss GE investment plans in Mirko Read More »
In 2008, more wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity generating technology.
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