RES - Renewable energy company - Development of Wind Farms, Solar, Marine & Biomass Projects

LATEST NEWS

20 Dec 2011

"WHAT DOES THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY NEED FROM WEATHER AND CLIMATE SCIENCE?"

RES CEO Ian Mays guest writes for the Met Office.
With the growing consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are resulting in global warming, and depleting resources are threatening the future of energy supply, Ian Mays discusses the importance of weather and climate science in the renewable energy industry.

29 Nov 2011

ACTION FOR RENEWABLES PANORAMA REBUTTAL

Action for Renewables has produced a video rebutting the claims made in the BBC's recent Panorama programme "What's fuelling energy price rises?". The video is presented by the Chair of A4R, Tony Juniper, and can be found by clicking on the link below:

15 Nov 2011

RES SUBMITS APPLICATION FOR SOLWAYBANK WIND FARM

RES has today submitted a planning application to Dumfries and Galloway Council for Solwaybank Wind Farm located south of the B7068 between Langholm and Lockerbie. The wind farm has an approximate capacity of 30MW and, if approved, is likely to generate electricity equivalent to the average demand of more than 17,000 households - or approximately 25% of the households in Dumfries and Galloway.

15 Nov 2011

DOGS TRUST SHREWSBURY CENTRE ACHIEVES BREEAM OUTSTANDING RATING THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH INBUILT

Inbuilt, the RES Group company offering renewable energy and buildings sustainability advice to public and private sector organisations, has confirmed the completion of a state of the art re-homing centre for the Dogs Trust, based at Shrewsbury and a design stage BREEAM (Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method) 'Outstanding' Rating for the centre.

04 Nov 2011

HOSPITAL PIONEERS THE OUTSTANDING BENEFITS OF BIOMASS HEATING

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Pilgrim Hospital, in Boston has delivered one of the largest and most successful biomass heating projects in the UK. The 3MW Steam Binder Boiler installed by Wood Energy is an ideal template for how the NHS can apply biomass heating to significantly reduce both carbon emissions and heating costs.

28 Oct 2011

RES SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR PENMANSHIEL WIND FARM

RES has submitted a planning application for Penmanshiel Wind Farm, near Grantshouse in the Scottish Borders. The proposal is for 15 turbines, each with a maximum height to the tip of blade of 100m. The planning application along with supporting documents including an Environmental Statement (ES), Non- Technical Summary (NTS) and Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Report has been submitted to Scottish Borders Council. The wind farm has an approximate capacity of 30MW and, if approved, the wind farm is likely to generate electricity equivalent to the average demand of more than 17,000 households - or approximately 30% of the households in the Scottish Borders.

25 Oct 2011

WWF: CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE ‘WITHIN OUR GRASP’

Ambitious scenarios show renewables could meet between 60-90% of UK electricity demand by 2030
A new report by WWF has said that renewable sources of energy could meet between 60-90% of the UK's electricity demand by 2030, and recommends that the government sets its target at no less than 60% for renewable energy generation to provide certainty for investors.

25 Oct 2011

RES ANATOLIA AND BORUSAN EnBW JOIN FORCES TO COMPLETE THE 50 MW BALABANLI WIND FARM

RES Anatolia announces completion of the transfer of ownership of the Balabanli 50 MW wind plant in the region of Tekirdag to Borusan EnBW Energy.
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24 Oct 2011

RES ANATOLIA AND BORUSANENBW JOIN FORCES TO COMPLETE THE 50 MW BALABANLI WIND FARM

RES Anatolia announces completion of the transfer of ownership of the Balabanli 50 MW wind plant in the region of Tekirdag to Borusan EnBW Energy.

04 Oct 2011

RES JOINS PARTNERSHIP WITH IBERDROLA TO BID IN FRENCH OFFSHORE WIND POWER TENDER

EOLE-RES and Iberdrola announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly bid for two of the five offshore areas that the French Government has offered for competitive tender.

04 Oct 2011

WOOD ENERGY PRESENTS THE GREEN HEAT MODULE AT THE EUROPEAN BIOENERGY EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE (EBEC)

Wood Energy will present its biomass Green Heat Module product at EBEC, 5-6 Oct 2011. Specifically designed to be easily retrofitted onto large commercial and public sector buildings, the Green Heat Module makes deployment of a biomass heating solution significantly simpler and much quicker than traditional complex installations.

28 Sep 2011

RES TO CONSIDER ITS OPTIONS FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF GLENCHAMBER WIND FARM

RES has expressed its disappointment at today's decision by Dumfries and Galloway's Planning Applications Committee to refuse planning permission for Glenchamber Wind Farm. The 11 turbine project located between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce could generate electricity equivalent to the average demand of more than 14,000 households - or approximately 20% of the households in Dumfries and Galloway.

21 Sep 2011

RES SELLS TARALGA WIND FARM TO AUSCHINA ENERGY GROUP

RES has agreed the sale of its Taralga Wind Farm in New South Wales to AusChina Energy Group, a joint venture between the Australian renewables group CBD Energy and two major Chinese renewables entities, China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co. Ltd and Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co. Ltd.

05 Sep 2011

FIRST TURBINES ARRIVE AT KELBURN WIND FARM

The first wind turbine components arrived today at RES's Kelburn Wind Farm, in North Ayrshire. The first consignment of towers arrived by ship into Ayr Harbour and their delivery to site marks another major milestone for the 28MW project, which will be owned and operated by RES.

23 Aug 2011

PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS FOR BARCLOY HILL WIND FARM

RES has announced plans for a five turbine wind farm between Castle Douglas and Kirkcudbright, in Dumfries and Galloway. At 12.5 MW, the proposed Barcloy Hill Wind Farm would provide enough clean, green electricity equivalent to the average demand of over 7,000 homes - or approximately 10% of the households in Dumfries and Galloway.

17 Aug 2011

WIND TURBINES START ARRIVING AT HILL OF TOWIE WIND FARM

Turbines arrived at Aberdeen Harbour's Commercial Quay following a £4 million refurbishment
The first wind turbine components will arrive today at RES's Hill of Towie Wind Farm, near Keith in Moray. The first consignment of blades arrived by ship last week into Aberdeen Harbour's Commercial Quay, which has recently been the subject of a £4 million refurbishment. Their delivery to site marks another major milestone for the 48MW project, which is RES's largest wind farm in the UK to date.
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17 Aug 2011

RES TO APPEAL JACK'S LANE WIND FARM PLANNING DECISION

Wind farm would provide sufficient renewable electricity for the equivalent of 8,000 homes and help toreduce climate change.

16 Aug 2011

RES APPEALS AGAINST WOOLLEY HILL WIND FARM PLANNING DECISION

RES, the company proposing the 4-turbine wind farm at Woolley Hill, situated to the north of the village of Ellington and the A14, has submitted an appeal against Huntingdonshire District Council's decision to turn down their planning application.

11 Aug 2011

RES WELCOMES BARCLAYS INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS AS DEVELOPMENT PARTNER FOR WADLOW WIND FARM

RES has today agreed the sale of a significant share of its equity in the Wadlow Wind Farm project in Cambridgeshire to Barclays Infrastructure Funds.

03 Aug 2011

RES SAYS COMMUNITY VIEWS ARE ‘VITAL’ IN SHAPING ITS PLANS FOR NORTH BLYTH BIOMASS POWER STATION

RES says that the feedback it has received from people in the Blyth Estuary is playing a vital role in shaping the final plans. Over the past 18 months, RES has been consulting widely with local residents, organisations and businesses. The company has participated in more than 40 face-to-face meetings and presentations and two sets of public exhibitions, held in Blyth, Cambois, and North Blyth.

06 Jul 2011

RES CELEBRATES GLOBAL WIND DAY 2011

RES celebrated Global Wind Day in June by hosting some 650 people in a series of exciting events across the world.

29 Jun 2011

PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS FOR SOLWAYBANK WIND FARM

Public exhibitions will take place this week for RES's Solwaybank Wind Farm, in Dumfries and Galloway. The 15 turbine project would provide enough clean, green electricity equivalent to the average demand of over 17,000 homes. Public consultation exhibitions about the project will be held at Waterbeck Village Hall 3pm - 8pm on Thursday 30 June, Eaglesfield Village Hall 10am - 1pm on Friday 1July, and Lockerbie Town Hall 11am - 4pm on Saturday 2 July. Everyone is welcome to come along to find out more about the proposed wind farm, meet the project team and leave comments on our proposal.

14 Jun 2011

LOFTY THE WIND TURBINE FINDS A HOME

Have you ever driven on the northern section of the M25, seen the wind turbine at Kings Langley and wondered how it came to be there? Well, now your children can tell you.

01 Jun 2011

GLOBAL WIND DAY - PARACHUTING AND PAINTING FROM EUROPE TO THE US, AUSTRALIA TO URUGUAY

On 15 June 2011, 'Global Wind Day', citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun. With Middle East instability affecting oil prices and debate over nuclear following Fukushima, the hundreds of events on offer on Global Wind Day will show people everywhere how wind can be part of a stable, clean energy future.

23 May 2011

PENMANSHIEL WIND FARM PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS

RES has announced plans for a 30MW wind farm near Grantshouse, in the Scottish Borders. Public consultation exhibitions about the project will be held at Grantshouse Village Hall from 10am - 1pm and 3pm - 8pm on Thursday 26th May, Coldingham Village Hall 3pm - 8pm on Friday 27th May and Cockburnspath Village Hall on Saturday 28th May 11am - 4pm. Everyone is welcome to come along to find out more about the proposed wind farm, meet the project team and leave comments on our proposal.

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20 May 2011

KEADBY WIND FARM PURCHASED BY SSE RENEWABLES

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and SSE Renewables, the renewable energy development division of
SSE, have finalised agreements for the sale of the Keadby Wind Farm project in North Lincolnshire from RES to SSE Renewables.

31 Mar 2011

RES CEO IAN MAYS JOINS GREG BARKER ON GREEN TRADE MISSION

A total of six UK companies have joined Climate Change Minister Greg Barker this week for the Department's first ever green trade mission. The companies are capitalising on the opportunities of the green economy will be on the 5 day visit to the U.S. which will cover Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Charlotte (North Carolina) and Columbia (South Carolina).

21 Mar 2011

GWEC PRESS RELEASE: WORLD WATER DAY: WIND POWER SAVES WATER

Brussels, 22 March 2011. Wind power uses less water than almost any other power generation technology, the Global Wind Energy Council emphasised today, on UN World Water Day. The wind industry calls on policy makers to take this into account in the critical and urgent decisions which will determine the character of the world's power generation infrastructure for decades to come.

17 Mar 2011

RES, NATURAL POWER AND FEUP JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION VENTOS CFD MODEL

RES, Natural Power and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugalhave signed a significant research and development joint venture focused on developing the nextgeneration VENTOS® computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for wind energy applications.

10 Mar 2011

RES WELCOMES UK GOVERNMENT’S RENEWABLE HEAT PROPOSALS

RES today welcomed the announcement of the Government's Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) proposals asa "major boost to the new green economy through support for the UK's renewable heating technologies".The RHI scheme will provide a guaranteed incentive scheme for wood fuelled boilers, solar water heatingand other renewable heating technologies, making long-term commercial investments in building-integratedrenewable energy viable.

24 Feb 2011

GREEN LIGHT FOR ABERDEENSHIRE WIND FARM

RES has welcomed a Planning Reporter's decision today to consent the 12 turbine Meikle Carewe Wind Farm, near Stonehaven. The announcement overturns a previous decision by Aberdeenshire Council, which refused planning consent for the wind farm in April 2010.

17 Feb 2011

RES TO KICKSTART ROYAL BATH & WEST REGENERATION WITH 5MW PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVELOPMENT

RES announced today that it has been appointed to develop a 5MW ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) project at the Royal Bath & West of England Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

01 Feb 2011

EWEA 2010 STATISTICS: OFFSHORE & EASTERN EUROPE NEW GROWTH DRIVERS FOR WIND POWER IN EUROPE

9.3 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity was installed in the EU during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end of 2010, according to figures released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and coinciding with today's publication by the European Commission on financing renewable energy.

01 Feb 2011

STUDY REVEALS 91 PER CENT RISE IN UK WIND ENERGY EMPLOYMENT

RenewableUK, the country's leading voice for the renewable energy industry, has today published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91 per cent increase in full-time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10. The growth in employment stands in contrast to the overall UK employment level, which has shrunk during the same period by 3.4 per cent.
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14 Jan 2011

FINAL DETAILS OF NORTH BLYTH BIOMASS PROJECT PROPOSAL TO GO ON SHOW

As part of the consultation process for the proposed North Blyth Biomass Power Station, renewable energy developer RES will be holding a second series of public exhibitions in the area during the last week of January. The exhibitions will unveil the final design for the power plant along with the results of RES's environmental and technical studies prior to submitting the planning application in the Spring.

05 Jan 2011

LORRY ‘PRACTICE RUN’ TO HELP PLAN FOR WIND FARM CONSTRUCTION

An empty delivery vehicle, capable of carrying the larger components of wind turbines, will make its way from Hull docks towards Roos village on Monday January 10th. The lorry will be used to test the proposed delivery route, ahead of the construction of Roos wind farm, which is due to begin in 2012.

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