Independent Scottish based renewable energy company GreenPower are delighted to be a sponsor of this year’s Royal National Mòd. To be hosted in Oban, The Mod is Scotland’s premier celebration of the Gaelic language, culture and heritage. GreenPower has had a long association with this part of Argyll and Bute. One of our earliest wind […]
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New Marquee for GreenPower
On the day that the UK closed its last coal fired power station, GreenPower celebrated by setting up our new marquee complete with its ‘climate stripes’. These stripes help to visually portray global temperature trends from 1850 to the present day. Renewable energy is the bedrock of the fight against climate change, driving the transition […]
The End of Coal in the UK
Today, Tuesday 1st October 2024 marks the end of electricity production by coal in the UK – a journey started over 140 years ago by Edison powering strings of lightbulbs in London. Since then, coal has come to define the energy, cultural, and visual landscape of large tracts of the UK. Having studied Mechanical Engineering […]
Nature of Scotland Awards – Let the Celebrations Begin
The Scottish Parliament was the venue for announcing this year’s short listed projects for 2024. The evening was well attended by politicians from all parties, sponsors of the individual Award categories and representatives from some of the projects hoping to hear they had made it through to the shortlist. Graham Simpson MSP, welcomed guests to […]
Local Residents Enjoy Tours of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm
GreenPower was delighted to welcome local people to an afternoon of visits to its Carraig Gheal Wind Farm, in North Argyll in September. The independent Scottish company organised bus tours up to Carraig Gheal wind farm from Kilchrenan Village Hall. The event was an opportunity for local residents to see the wind farm up close, […]
A Decade of GreenPower Support for the Oban High Geography Prize
In September Oban High School held its annual prize giving awards, to celebrate the previous academic year and highlight the work of the outstanding achievers within the school. GreenPower’s Nick Fennell was invited to present the Carraig Gheal Senior Geography Award, which GreenPower first sponsored in 2015. This year the prize was presented to Aimee […]
GreenPower at the Dalmally Show 2024
The Dalmally Show is a key event in the agricultural calendar in north Argyll and as sponsors of the event and operators of the local Carraig Gheal Wind Farm, GreenPower enjoyed the opportunity to host a stand at this year’s event. The stand included a time lapse video of the construction of Carraig Gheal Wind […]
GreenPower Staff Brave the Wind and Rain
As keen supporters of the wind, rain and sun we were delighted to have the full range of ‘renewable energy’ raw materials thrown at us during our recent Team event in Argyll. Arriving in Oban in a fleet of EV cars we paid a visit to the site of the Company’s recently approved Green Hydrogen […]
GreenPower and Railway Workers Pension Fund team up for green investment in Argyll
Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, and Scottish independent renewable energy business, GreenPower, are pleased to announce a joint venture to co-develop the circa 66 megawatt (MW) Barachander onshore wind project in North Argyll. This latest investment initiative extends the existing partnership under which Railpen and GreenPower are co-owners of the […]
Wind plays havoc at Glenshee SDA race
Practice day on Saturday the 29 June had to be cancelled due to high winds that prevented the chair lift from operating. Some of the riders responded to the call for volunteers and helped the SDA committee to do track repairs instead of testing their riding skills on the mountain. By Sunday the wind had […]