Scottish renewable energy company GreenPower would like to thank all those who attended the open day exhibition last week (19th Nov) on the revised design for the proposed Neven Point Wind Farm on Eday. Sam Layton, Lead Project Manager, said: “The weather was cold, windy and wet, but around 30 people attended the event, and […]
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GreenPower Sets Out Commitments to Community on Neven Point Wind Farm
Scottish renewable energy company GreenPower publishes a register of key commitments to the community as it holds the first of two public exhibitions for its wind farm proposal at Neven Point, on the island of Eday. Orkney. A fresh community pre-application consultation kicks off this week based on a revised design. Experienced independent renewable energy […]
Community feedback from GreenPower developments
GreenPower has a vision for a future economy powered entirely by renewable energy. We are a leading independent renewable energy business from Scotland, with 25 years’ experience in renewable projects. We’re committed to making a positive difference and to being a responsible developer and operator. We don’t just build projects, we build relationships with local […]
GreenPower Community Fund Supports Village Halls and Sports Local to Carraig Gheal Wind Farm
Local wind farm operator, and Scottish owned independent renewable energy company GreenPower, is delighted to announce another round of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm community benefit funding awards to local projects in the North Argyll area. Six awards were made by the long established Carraig Gheal Wind Farm Community Fund (CGWFCF) Steering Group chaired by John […]
GreenPower support Mòd an Òbain 2024
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 […]
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 […]