GreenPower was delighted to attend the prestigious British Renewable Energy Awards last night at the InterContinental Hotel in London as the guest of our joint venture partner Thrive Renewables. Our joint project, the three turbine Drumduff Wind Farm built on a former open cast coal mine, was nominated for the Outstanding Project Award. This award […]
GreenPower International and Thrive Renewables Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
Drumduff, our award-winning wind farm built as a joint venture with Thrive Renewables, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Renewable Energy Association – Outstanding Project Award. The three turbines are built on the site of a former open cast coal mine in Scotland, a powerful symbol of the country’s transition from polluting fossil fuels to […]
Inspiring Projects Continue to Benefit from the Carraig Gheal Wind Farm
Another diverse range of grant applications was received during the last funding round and was considered at the April meeting of the Carraig Gheal Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Steering Group. The Steering Group is made up of two representatives from each of the five Community Council Areas that benefit from the Wind Farm Fund. […]
Rob Forrest, CEO of GreenPower, Re-Elected as Chair of Scottish Renewables
Rob Forrest, CEO of GreenPower, is delighted to have been re-elected as a Director and Chair of Scottish Renewables, the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy industry. An election for posts was held recently with a record number of candidates and votes cast with a turnout of nearly 60%. Rob, elected for a further three years, […]
Drumduff Wind Farm wins Sustainable Development Award at Scottish Green Energy Awards
We are delighted to have received the Sustainable Energy Award for Drumduff Wind Farm at the prestigious Scottish Green Energy Awards last night. This is a fantastic result for all involved in the Drumduff Wind Farm project, a joint venture between GreenPower and Thrive Renewables. These awards recognise excellence within renewable energy and celebrate organisations, […]
Ninewells Community Garden Wins Nature of Scotland Community Initiative Award
GreenPower was delighted for the fifth year running to sponsor the Community Initiative Award at the RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards on Thursday 22 November 2018. The awards celebrate excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement in nature conservation and there were many inspiring people and projects shortlisted. Ninewells Community Garden was the very worthy winner of […]
GreenPower/SDA Academy Round-up for 2017/18
Ben Cathro at Sick Skills and Ronan Taylor from Taylor Trail Tuition provided the coaching for the Academy riders in 2017/18. The training sessions have focussed on: Developing riders core skills which include body positioning, bike movement and braking which are vital for controlled riding. This training took place at Ae Forest in Dumfrieshire in […]
Next Round of Funding Opens Today for the Carraig Gheal Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
These main grants are for £250 to £7,000 and can be applied for by constituted groups. Decisions on the main grants are made by the Steering Group which is made up from members of the five community council areas bordering the wind farm: Avich & Kilchrenan, Taynuilt, Glenorchy & Innishail, Kilinver & Kilmelford and Kilmore. […]
GreenPower Celebrates Nature’s Heroes at the Nature of Scotland Awards
Brought to you by RSPB Scotland and co-sponsored by Scottish Natural Heritage, The Nature of Scotland Awards recognises excellence, innovation and outstanding achievement in nature conservation. This year there are a record number of nominations celebrating those dedicated to protecting our precious natural heritage and GreenPower is delighted to be sponsoring the Community Initiative Award […]
Drumduff Wind Farm Shortlisted for Sustainable Development Award
Drumduff Wind Farm, a joint venture between GreenPower and Thrive Renewables are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Sustainable Development Award at this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards to be held in Edinburgh on the 6 December. We believe our Drumduff wind project constructed on a former opencast coal site in West Lothian is an […]