Leading independent Scottish renewable energy operator GreenPower, has submitted a planning application to extend the 3-turbine Drumduff Wind Farm, located near Blackridge in West Lothian. The development will comprise of up to three turbines and an expected generation capacity of 15MW, bringing the overall Drumduff Wind Farm to 6 turbines and the combined onsite generation […]
GreenPower Submission to Scottish Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan
The Scottish Government is consulting on a new Energy Strategy and ‘Just Transition’ Plan for Scotland. Key points made by GreenPower in its response: Good draft but put carbon capture in the same bucket as nuclear. CCUS will likely slow the process of the transition, and is arguably directly against the interests of the renewables […]
RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards – ‘Community Initiative’ Goes Public
GreenPower has announced it is to continue sponsorship of the RSPB Community Initiative Award into an 11th year. This Award, part of the annual Nature of Scotland Awards, goes to the community project that the judges believe has clearly demonstrated how nature has benefitted from their actions. This year for the first time the short […]
Local Wind Farm Operator Provides Additional Support to Extend Boardwalk at Blawhorn Moss
GreenPower and Thrive Renewables, owner and operators of Drumduff Wind Farm, near Blackridge in West Lothian, are pleased to confirm further support to extend environmentally friendly access boardwalks at Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve. These additional paths will provide further opportunities for local people around Blackridge to enjoy and explore more of the National Nature […]
Thank You to Residents of Eday for Attending Wind Farm Consultation Open Day
A very successful open day and exhibition was held in the Eday Heritage Centre on Thursday 25th August which saw nearly half of the island’s residents attend to find out about the latest plans for the proposed Neven Point Wind Farm. The project is currently in the pre-application stage and the latest proposals were unveiled, […]
New Eday Wind Farm Developer Commits to Maximise Economic Benefits to Local Community
The proposed Neven Point Wind Farm on Eday, first mooted in 2018, has been acquired by Scottish independent and experienced developer, GreenPower, one of the early pioneers of onshore wind developments in Scotland. (1) GreenPower wants to explore with Eday residents how the wind farm can be developed in a way that can best support […]
GreenPower Delighted to Support New Boardwalk at National Nature Reserve Close to Drumduff Wind Farm.
An extended boardwalk has opened (today) at Blawhorn National Nature Reserve (NNR), giving visitors even more opportunities to explore this fascinating natural area. Drumdruff Wind Farm (Green Power & Thrive Renewables) provided 70% of the funding to extend the boardwalk at Blawhorn Moss another 170m, creating more paths and links for the local community and […]
GreenPower Delighted to Sponsor Community Initiative Award
GreenPower is delighted to once again be the sponsor of the Community Initiative Award at the 2022 RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards. GreenPower CEO Rob Forrest said: “The twin crises of nature and climate require us all to work together more urgently than ever before, as we seek to end our dependency on fossil fuels […]
GreenPower Invests to Create the Argyll Hydrogen Hub
Supply of green hydrogen to enable the transition away from fossil-fuels to zero-carbon fuels for ferries, HGVs, buses, trains, industrial processes, and heating in the region. GreenPower, the independent renewable energy company which developed and operates the 46MW Carraig Gheal wind farm near Oban, has announced plans to create the Argyll Hydrogen Hub for production […]
Renewable Industry Challenges Governments Across the UK to Raise the Bar Ahead of COP 26
– Call to commit to clear 2030 targets for technology deployment GreenPower welcomes a call by the UK renewable energy trade body, Renewable UK, for governments to ‘raise the bar’ ahead of COP 26 later this year in Glasgow – to demonstrate serious commitment to decarbonisation and to encourage increased ambition from the rest of […]