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GreenPower / SDA Academy 2024 is Underway

At the AGM in November, GreenPower celebrated with the SDA committee and riders our long-term support for the SDA and the Academy. Chair of the Scottish Downhill Association, Colin Houston explained how this year’s riders were selected from the first and second placed riders at the four rounds of the regional qualification races in the […]

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Oban Students Get Hands on With Green Power

Oban High School geography higher students have been getting hands on experience of what goes into designing a wind farm with local wind farm operator GreenPower.   Experts from the independent Scottish owned renewable energy company ran a workshop introducing the class to the key challenges and considerations involved in developing renewables projects. The students […]

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Best Community Initiative – and the Public Vote goes to – ‘The Bailies of Bennachie’

Last night GreenPower staff were joined by our guests at the RSPB Nature Of Scotland Awards Dinner at the EICC.  Over 400 people attended this prestigious event which celebrates the inspirational work communities and individuals are doing to protect Scotland’s natural heritage. The GreenPower sponsored ‘Best Community Initiative’ was decided on a Public Vote. The […]

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GreenPower Celebrates 10 Years of Carraig Gheal Wind Farm

Leading independent Scottish renewables developer GreenPower [1] has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first major wind farm project, Carraig Gheal [2], in North Argyll. The 46MW project, which was completed in October 2013, and supplies the equivalent of 32,000 households in Scotland with clean energy every year.  Carraig Gheal Wind Farm has generated well […]

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Barachander Wind Farm Pre-Application Consultation

GreenPower held a number of community consultation events in September on our Barachander Wind Farm proposal in north Argyll. Drop in sessions and exhibitions were held in Portsonachan, Taynuilt, and Kilchrenan. An additional event was held in Oban High School focused on our Argyll Hydrogen Hub planning application which was also submitted this month to […]

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RSPB’s Nature of Scotland Awards – Community Initiative Award to be decided by Public Vote

On Wednesday evening I attended the Scottish Parliament to witness the shortlisting of this year’s nature champions who are working hard to safeguards Scotland’s nature and habitats.  There are a wide range of categories, including the Community Initiative Award which GreenPower sponsors, so there was a great turn out of nature enthusiast hoping that their […]

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The Argyll Hydrogen Hub Takes Big Step Forward

– detailed plans submitted to Argyll and Bute Council for approval Local wind farm operator and Scottish-owned independent green energy company GreenPower has submitted a planning application to establish a green hydrogen production and distribution centre at the Glenshellach Industrial Estate in Oban.   GreenPower, who developed and operate the 46MW Carraig Gheal wind farm […]

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Cub Scouts Trip to Carraig Gheal Wind Farm

GreenPower, the operator and developer of local wind farm Carraig Gheal, enjoyed hosting 19 cub scouts from the 1st Argyll (Lorn) Scout Group last week. (11th September) George Baxter, Director of Development at GreenPower, said: “We were delighted to host a visit of the 1st Argyll Scout Group. They were so curious and enthusiastic to […]

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GreenPower Backs Highland Renewables and Tourism in World Leading Partnership

GreenPower is delighted to be a founding partner of Highland Renewables, a new partnership of renewable energy companies and Highland Tourism Community Interest Company to deliver a world leading sustainable region. Business leaders from the renewable energy and tourism sectors attended the launch event on Thursday, 3 August, at Inverness Town House. The event was […]

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GreenPower Makes 10th Year Commitment to Scottish Mountain Biking

As bikers from across the world gather in Scotland this week for the UCI Cycling World Championships, leading Scottish renewable energy business GreenPower has announced continued support for the Scottish Downhill Mountain Biking Association (SDA), and will be the Association’s main sponsor for a 10th successive year.  GreenPower has provided the Association with over £85,000 […]

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