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 […]
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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 […]
GreenPower at the Dalmally Show 2024
The Dalmally Show is a key event in the agricultural calendar in north Argyll and as sponsors of the event and operators of the local Carraig Gheal Wind Farm, GreenPower enjoyed the opportunity to host a stand at this year’s event. The stand included a time lapse video of the construction of Carraig Gheal Wind […]
GreenPower Staff Brave the Wind and Rain
As keen supporters of the wind, rain and sun we were delighted to have the full range of ‘renewable energy’ raw materials thrown at us during our recent Team event in Argyll. Arriving in Oban in a fleet of EV cars we paid a visit to the site of the Company’s recently approved Green Hydrogen […]
GreenPower and Railway Workers Pension Fund team up for green investment in Argyll
Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, and Scottish independent renewable energy business, GreenPower, are pleased to announce a joint venture to co-develop the circa 66 megawatt (MW) Barachander onshore wind project in North Argyll. This latest investment initiative extends the existing partnership under which Railpen and GreenPower are co-owners of the […]
Wind plays havoc at Glenshee SDA race
Practice day on Saturday the 29 June had to be cancelled due to high winds that prevented the chair lift from operating. Some of the riders responded to the call for volunteers and helped the SDA committee to do track repairs instead of testing their riding skills on the mountain. By Sunday the wind had […]
Fire Brigade and Coastguard join turbine rescue exercise at Carraig Gheal Wind Farm in Argyll
Members of the local coastguard and fire and rescue service joined a wind turbine training exercise in North Argyll this week, where Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) technicians supported by local wind farm developer and operator GreenPower carried out a mock rescue from the top of a wind turbine tower, 70 metres off the ground. […]
Blog: Election energy ‘debate’ is out of this world
The election ‘debate’ over energy feels like it’s being beamed here from another planet. In this alternate reality there are vast reserves of unlicensed oil and gas awaiting a leader brave enough to tap into this unproblematic wealth. Carbon capture and storage is a sure thing, and, on this other world, nuclear power plants are […]
British Cycling and the SDA put on a sellout race at Fort William
Over 300 riders from juniors to elites turned up at Nevis Range on the 25 and 26 May to test their skills on one of the longest downhill racetracks in Europe. Despite some challenging weather on the Sunday that meant the races had to be brought forward to avoid the forecasted thunder and lightning, everyone […]