NEWS 2012

Wigtown Agricultural Society receives funding from renewable energy company to help repair BladnochPark.
Renewable energy company RES, which recently received planning consent for the 11 turbine GlenchamberWind Farm between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glen Luce, has donated £3,000 to help the WigtownAgricultural Society's drive to raise money to repair the showfield.

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RES has submitted a planning application to Monmouthshire County Council to build two turbines on land 500 metres to the south west of the M4 motorway and Severn Bridge Toll facility.

The Great House Farm project will see the area's natural wind resources used to produce enough clean, green electricity each year to meet the annual demand of at least 800 homes.

The planning application for the proposed turbine at Longlands Lane was formally acknowledged by the local planning authority on 30 October 2012.

Newport City Council will now commence a consultation process with the local community and interested parties. A decision on the application is expected in spring next year.

Leading renewable energy developer RES, has expressed its disappointment following today's decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council to refuse Minnygap Wind Farm.

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RES was pleased to welcome Richard Harrington, MP for Watford, to visit our low-carbon headquarters recently and meet staff working in the renewable energy field.  Pictured in front of  the RES wind turbine are (L-R): Stephen Balint, Director of Strategy and Communications, Dr Ian Mays, RES Group CEO, Richard Harrington MP, Tracy Hutcheon, Development Co-ordinator for RES UK& Ireland and Anna Stanford, Head of Public Affairs.

RES announces the sale of its 106.8 MW Taralga Wind Farm in New South Wales to Banco Santander and the diversified renewable energy company, CBD Energy Limited.

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The Crown Estate today announced that First Flight Wind has been selected to develop an offshore wind farm off the south east coast of County Down, Northern Ireland.

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One of Scotland's most scenic walking routes has received vital funding from a renewable energy company.
British renewable energy company RES, who this week submitted a planning application to Argyll and Bute
Council for Freasdail Wind Farm near Whitehouse, has committed to providing £30,000 of funding to the
Kintyre Way.

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Renewable energy company RES has submitted an appeal for a decision to be made on its Penmanshiel
Wind Farm planning application. The appeal has been made on the grounds that Scottish Borders Council
has not determined the application within the timescales it is required to meet.

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The consortium led by IBERDROLA and EOLE-RES has begun two geotechnical and geophysical feasibility campaigns on the site of the offshore wind project to be built in the bay of Saint Brieuc.

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The European Union has passed the milestone of 100 gigawatt (GW) of installed wind power capacity, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).  Please read the EWEA press release here [PDF].

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RES Anatolia, a group company of RES -a leading independent renewable energy company working across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific - has acquired the license for a 48 MW wind farm in Havza in the county of Samsun. The construction of the farm is planned to start early 2014 for operation in 2016. The company is planning to develop further solar and wind farms in Turkey and to grow its portfolio by 50 - 100 MW every year over the next ten years.

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RES, the leading UK renewable energy company with offices in Larne, has submitted a planning application for the Barr Cregg Wind Farm located in the townlands of Barr Cregg, Ballymaclanigan and Slaghtmanus.

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RES, a world leading renewable energy company, is sponsoring a world record attempt being organised by
Crynant Rugby Football Club as part of the Welsh Rugby Union's Heart of the Nation / Join The Beat
Campaign.

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Renewable energy company RES celebrated the opening of Kelburn Wind Farm on Friday (August 10,2012). The Earl of Glasgow and Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Jane Evans, officially opened the wind farm by cutting theribbon.

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Leading renewable energy developer RES, has welcomed today's decision by the Scottish Government to
give Glenchamber Wind Farm the green light.

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Statement from Gordon MacDougall, Chief Operating Officer, RES UK & Ireland:
"RES welcomes today's announcement by the Government confirming that support for onshore wind will remain as set out in its original consultation. By maintaining its commitment to an evidence-based approach, based on broad range of industry experts and stakeholders, the Government has sent a clear signal that Britain is open to investment and that vital investment in the low carbon economy will not be undermined by short-term, political interests.

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RES has expressed its disappointment following today's decision by the Highland Council to reject plans for an extension to Forss Wind Farm.  The application was reviewed by the Highland Council's Planning Review Body following a visit to the six turbine wind farm.

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Leading renewable energy developer RES has stressed its continuing commitment to Caithness despite a recent blow to the area's economy. Confirmation of the company's support for the area follows doubts over the future of the Forss Business and Technology Park after the company that runs the site was placed in administration.  RES is aiming to further develop its Forss Wind Farm and The Highland Council will review its application on the 19th July, following a site visit by Councillors.

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Two Caithness groups have welcomed support for their activities from RES.
The 2nd Thurso Scout Group has received £1000 and new polo shirts have been provided for the Forss
Young Farmers. Both groups are active near the RES six-turbine wind farm at Forss.

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RES has announced today it has signed a turbine supply deal with manufacturer Gamesa for Meikle CareweWind Farm in Aberdeenshire. The contract will see Gamesa supplying 12 G52 850kW machines to the RESproject. The turbine supply contract includes a 10 year service contract for the wind farm.

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Leading renewable energy developer RES has signed a turbine supply deal and service contract with Vestasfor its Tallentire Wind Farm, near Cockermouth in Cumbria. The deal will see Vestas supplying six V80 2MWmachines and providing a 10-year service contract for the wind farm, where construction works are startingthis week.

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Today (Friday), Renewable energy company RES celebrated the opening of Hill of Towie Wind Farm, near Keith, Moray.

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RES today welcomed the decision by an independent Planning Inspector to give planning consent for a 6-turbine wind farm at Jack's Lane, between North Creake, Syderstone and Stanhoe, near Fakenham in North West Norfolk.

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Judges praised the Green Heat Module's potential to deliver energy savings in an innovative way
Wood Energy's Green Heat Module has been honoured with the 'New Retrofit Product' award at the Greenbuild Awards held in Manchester as part of the Greenbuild Expo. Specifically designed to make it easy for those new to biomass heating by enabling them to adopt best practice and make the most of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), the Green Heat Module is making deployment of a biomass heating solution significantly simpler than traditional complex installations.

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RES is pleased to announce today the completion of Kelburn Wind Farm in North Ayrshire, Scotland.  At 28MW the wind farm will deliver clean, green renewable electricity which is equivalent to the average needs of approximately 15,000 homes - 24% of the households in North Ayrshire.

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30th April 2012 : Turkish renewable energy developer RES Anatolia´s sister Company Eole-RES (both part of the British group RES) has been awarded exclusive rights to develop a 500 MW (megawatts) Offshore wind project, with its consortium partners in the area of Saint-Brieuc off the coast of Brittany. The project is expected to generate some 2,000 jobs and play a key role in developing an offshore wind industry in France.

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Proposals to build a £250 million renewable energy power station at Battleship Wharf in the Port of Blythhave moved another step closer to reality. The Planning Inspectorate has now confirmed formal acceptanceof the application for a Development Consent Order, which renewable energy developer RES submitted forconsideration in March this year.

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Paris, 6th April 2012 - The French Government today announced its decision to award the Iberdrola-Eole-RES consortium exclusive rights to develop a 500 MW offshore wind project in the area of Saint-Brieuc, off the coast of Brittany. The project is expected to generate some 2,000 jobs and play a key role in developing an offshore wind industry in France.

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RES Inbuilt and Dogs Trust announced today that a state of the art re-homing centre in Shrewsbury has received the highest ever post-construction rating in the World from BREEAM....

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RES has submitted an Application for Review following the refusal by the Highland Council for an extension to Forss Wind Farm. RES owns and operates the six turbines at Forss Wind Farm near Thurso in Caithness and applied for planning permission for an additional five turbines in October 2010. The application for the extension was refused in October 2011 by a planning officer using delegated decision-making powers.

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In response to the invitation to tender launched by the French government, the IBERDROLA - EOLE RES consortium is applying for the two offshore zones located in the Saint-Brieuc Bay and off the Saint-Nazaire coastline.

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