GreenPower is delighted to be sponsoring the best Community Initiative in this the 10th year the RSPB has organised the Awards. Rob Forrest, CEO of GreenPower said: “We believe that nature conservation and renewable energy should go hand-in-hand, especially given the overwhelming threat of climate change posed to all ecosystems across the world, so GreenPower […]
GreenPower Joins Solar Energy Scotland
GreenPower has joined the trade body Solar Energy UK and its representative Scottish wing, Solar Energy Scotland. Rob Forrest, GreenPower CEO said: “The level of solar irradiation that can be captured in Scotland is much more positive than is often perceived and analysis of solar deployment across the UK shows a surprising Scottish shortfall in […]
GreenPower Calls for Climate Emergency Planning Reforms
GreenPower has submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s ‘position statement’ consultation, calling for a significant policy shift to enable onshore wind and solar to play their full part in meeting 2030 climate change targets as required by law. Among the measures GreenPower proposes is to immediately add much more significant material weight to the […]
Parties Unite to Show Support for Renewables and a Green Recovery
Politicians from all Scotland’s main parties today (27th October) gathered outside Holyrood to demonstrate their support for renewable energy as a key part of a green recovery and essential to help tackle the climate emergency – by holding aloft a model onshore wind turbine. The statement of support helps to kick off the Scottish Renewable […]
Show Your Support for Onshore Renewables During the Scottish Renewable Energy Festival
GreenPower is promoting a number of ways for people to join in the Scottish Renewable Energy Festival which runs for two weeks starting today. For those who are using video conferences and zoom calls, GreenPower is promoting the use of a poster for use as a ‘virtual background’. The poster shows a picture of the […]
New Land & Estates Manager for GreenPower
Leading Scottish independent renewable energy company GreenPower (International) Ltd has strengthened its team with the appointment of Gervase Topp as its new Land & Estates Manager. A Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, Gervase brings considerable experience from his years advising private and […]
GreenPower Welcomes Climate Emergency Report Which Calls for Planning Reform
GreenPower today welcomed an ‘eight point plan’ for Scotland’s green economic recovery, published today by the Climate Emergency Response Group, and highlighted the call for planning reform within the next 6 to 12 months to release private investment into onshore wind energy. The report covers a very wide range of policy areas from energy efficiency […]
GreenPower Acquires 100% Of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm
Scottish renewable energy business GreenPower has acquired 100% ownership in its 46 MW Carraig Gheal onshore wind farm, which GreenPower originated and managed through development, consenting and construction. GreenPower has operated the 20 turbine wind farm, located in Argyll & Bute, Scotland since 2011. The project had previously been co-owned by GreenPower and the Ampere […]
GreenPower welcomes University of Stuttgart
Scottish Renewable Energy Company GreenPower was pleased to welcome 40 German students and their tutors from the University of Stuttgart to two of our renewable energy projects. The students who are studying Environmental Engineering visited GreenPower’s 3 turbine 6MW Drumduff wind farm at Blackridge, West Lothian and our 500kW Carie hydro-electric project close to Loch […]
Drumduff Wind Farm – Successful Transition from Coal to Clean Renewable Energy
The completed Drumduff Wind Farm, a joint venture between GreenPower and Thrive Renewables (Thrive), is shown in the above film explaining the successful transition from a former open cast coal mine to producing clean renewable energy and features some beautiful drone footage. Located to the north of Blackridge in West Lothian, Scotland, construction of the […]