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The second largest offshore wind farm in the world has officially opened
Great Gabbard wind farm, the second largest offshore wind farm in the world was officially opened off England's east coast on Wednesday. The wind farm has 140 turbines and is likely to double its size once the Galloper wind farm will be completed, in 2017.
read more... 08/08/2013
UK: shale gas reserves could quadruple
The IGas Energy Group, one of the UK’s hydrocarbon producers, has announced that its license in north west England could contain over 170 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of the unconventional gas. According to IGas technical studies the quantity of shale gas in some regions of the UK has been underestimated.
read more... 19/06/2013
UK could hold enough gas to power the country for 60 years: study shows
Northwestern England could hold enough gas to power UK for about 60 years, according to a report released by British gas producer iGas PLC.
read more... 05/06/2013
TGC Renewables debuts plans for new solar farm in Cambridgeshire
TGC Renewables, an independent renewable energy project developer, has applied for planning permission for its proposed 13MW solar park in Cambridgeshire, England. The proposed solar farm will see 58 hectares of low-grade agricultural land in the South West of Cambridge holding up to 55,000 PV modules, which will be enough to power about 3,300 homes, while also giving the farm a guaranteed rental income for the next 25 years.
read more... 07/03/2013
UK: Ecotricity to build a 66MW wind farm in Lincolnshire
The green energy company Ecotricity has obtained the permission by the Department of Climate Change and the Environment (DECC) to build a 66 MW wind farm in northeast Lincolnshire in east-central England.
read more... 11/02/2013